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> Welcome to Grex a public service promoting free speech and public access on the Internet That statement has much different connotations in 2023 than it did w

> Welcome to Grex a public service promoting free speech and public access on the Internet That statement has much different connotations in 2023 than it did when it was written. At first, I assumed Grex was some kind of Parler-style right-wing website.

ilyt 4y ago
only in america
- jonas21 4y ago
  The person you're replying to is in Poland.
  - ilyt 4y ago
    then I ask WTF coz I'm too and I have no reason to have such connotations
matheusmoreira 4y ago
Since when is free speech a thing of "Parler-style right-wing" websites?
- altairprime 4y ago
  Somewhere between the advent of Gamergate and the advent of Trump-style fascism worldwide. Hate promoters codified abuse of the Internet’s legacy of free speech courtesies, into endorsing and accepting hate speech as a permissible form of “free” speech. They also co-opted the Libertarian movement’s definition of “freedom” to include hate speech, which enables a lot of plausible-deniability support for hate. I don’t assume that anyone promoting unrestricted speech is a hater, but I certainly give then a wide berth regardless, as they’re usually too naive or in denial to be safe company to keep. US law no longer offers sufficient protection against hate speech to allow me to refer to “free speech” comfortably. I hope this helps you comprehend why others might react badly to sites such as Grex; I tried to convey a viewpoint that seemed unfamiliar, even if it might be unpalatable. I don’t expect agreement and I don’t seek it, so please don’t view this as an attempt to change anyone’s mind.
  - matheusmoreira 4y ago
    Yeah, sure. "Fascism". Until last year my country had such a "fascist" president too. Now we have a communist in power whose reaction to such "fascism" is the regulation of the internet and social media. This censorship is what you actually want when you say "US law no longer offers sufficient protection against hate speech". You should be careful what you wish for.

ilyt 4y ago

only in america

jonas21 4y ago
The person you're replying to is in Poland.
- ilyt 4y ago
  then I ask WTF coz I'm too and I have no reason to have such connotations

matheusmoreira 4y ago

Since when is free speech a thing of "Parler-style right-wing" websites?

altairprime 4y ago
Somewhere between the advent of Gamergate and the advent of Trump-style fascism worldwide. Hate promoters codified abuse of the Internet’s legacy of free speech courtesies, into endorsing and accepting hate speech as a permissible form of “free” speech. They also co-opted the Libertarian movement’s definition of “freedom” to include hate speech, which enables a lot of plausible-deniability support for hate. I don’t assume that anyone promoting unrestricted speech is a hater, but I certainly give then a wide berth regardless, as they’re usually too naive or in denial to be safe company to keep. US law no longer offers sufficient protection against hate speech to allow me to refer to “free speech” comfortably. I hope this helps you comprehend why others might react badly to sites such as Grex; I tried to convey a viewpoint that seemed unfamiliar, even if it might be unpalatable. I don’t expect agreement and I don’t seek it, so please don’t view this as an attempt to change anyone’s mind.
- matheusmoreira 4y ago
  Yeah, sure. "Fascism". Until last year my country had such a "fascist" president too. Now we have a communist in power whose reaction to such "fascism" is the regulation of the internet and social media. This censorship is what you actually want when you say "US law no longer offers sufficient protection against hate speech". You should be careful what you wish for.