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"Newspeak" is calling compelled speech free speech. This law would, for example, force HN to host spam and unrelated content since it does not break polish law.
by realmod 6y ago
"Newspeak" is calling compelled speech free speech. This law would, for example, force HN to host spam and unrelated content since it does not break polish law. And forcing an entity like HN to host and disseminate content it does not want, is simply compelled speech and doing it under the guise of "free speech" does not change the nature of the law.
- jariel 6y agoHaving to host comments on a board one may disagree with is absolutely not 'compelled speech' any more than AT&T's requirement to carry 'all websites' is 'compelled speech'. There's grey area there for sure, but it's not authoritarian.