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> threat of massive penalties, when it comes to content that is obviously objectionable. Totally agree. Hacker news should be punished for providing a platfor
by tathougies 8y ago
> threat of massive penalties, when it comes to content that is obviously objectionable.
Totally agree. Hacker news should be punished for providing a platform for your obviously objectionable statements.
- silvester23 8y agoThat sounds a lot like a slippery slope fallacy.
- jakeogh 8y agoIncrementalism is the most common route to totalitarianism.
- int_19h 8y agoAll our societies have a long track record of censoring "obviously objectionable" things. Historically, that has meant pretty much anything, from communism and race mixing, to public kissing and D&D. I think at this point the onus is on those who want such vague definitions to prove that they won't be applied outside of the very narrow scope that's advertised when selling them - and by "prove" I mean "show me how the checks and balances will work", not "I pinky swear we'll never ever use this anti-terrorist law to target political activists".