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Libel laws exist in Europe too, including UK. Their existence, per se, isn’t problematic.
by tmule 5y ago
Libel laws exist in Europe too, including UK. Their existence, per se, isn’t problematic.
- xxpor 5y agoFrom an American perspective they certainly are, but I realize we're the odd ones out here with extremely strong 1st amendment protections.
- MichaelZuo 5y agoOne this count, it does seem like the rest of the world is correct, even Canada has much stronger laws against libel and defamation and there’s no real pressure to make then weaker.
- jb1991 5y agoFreedom of speech is just as prominent in many other places, such as the Netherlands.
- xxpor 5y agoI could believe that, I know very little about NL law. Is there anything in the Netherlands comparable to the US Sullivan rule? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan