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No idea where you are or where you're referring to, but there's a lot of cultural variation out there in the legal code; some jurisdictions around the world are
by Phiwise_ 3y ago
No idea where you are or where you're referring to, but there's a lot of cultural variation out there in the legal code; some jurisdictions around the world are much more "free speech absolutist" on what rises to the label of death threat, where some others are very strict. In the context of a public-forum-esque discussion website it's possible language that isn't specific and actionable isn't a death threat by the letter of the law. To spitball, a report of misbehavior that's legally actionable in a place where it's "just" a t.o.s. violation might get sent to the wrong support team, and then kicked back as possible report spam, by a busy reviewer who's judged for their next pay raise by how well they kept the company they work for out of hot water with the local DA. Maybe you'd see better results under a generic harassment report or similar? Such is the world we('ve always) live(d) in. The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
- asveikau 3y agoI am in the US and the politician being threatened was in Germany. I'm not talking at all about prosecution or legality of speech and its varying definitions under the law (of which I believe German law is more restrictive than here). I'm talking about Facebook interpreting their own rules, which I am pretty sure do not allow threats of violence. Also, I am in favor of free speech and open political discourse. I am not in favor of saying a politician in a democracy should be murdered. There may be edge cases in the law where that is not considered credible, however, in terms of my own personal ethics it is very unambiguous when that line is crossed, and I think that's true for others.