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IMO if you say X in real life and a judge says you to to jail then why would it be different if you said X on the internet or on the phone? Seems reasonable tha
by simion314 4y ago
IMO if you say X in real life and a judge says you to to jail then why would it be different if you said X on the internet or on the phone? Seems reasonable that your free speech has consequences if you cause harm even if your speech was on the TV,internet or a news paper. Regular laws should apply for all speech.
- 999900000999 4y agoIt's not exactly documented if someone insults me at a bar. "Cause harm" is a heavily subjective term. If I say you're wasting your time learning Haskell since you'll never find a job, and this triggers a mental breakdowns in you, can you sue me ? I'd argue the nature of social media actually encourages people to be meaner. If I'm a jerk at my local bar I can be easily banned. If I'm a jerk on Facebook or a scammer on Tinder I can create a new account in 20 seconds.
- simion314 4y agoThe thing is not if I can sue you because I can, the thing is what a judge will do, will he laugh at me or he will punish you if you said something harmful that caused damage. My point is why a judge should give different verdicts depending on the medium? Some accusation you made on Facebook with some photos hoped image could make more damage then same accusation made drunk at a bar, the judge should consider the damages not if you used FB, a phone or your mouth.