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In Europe we don't value free speech as high as the US. There is "forbidden speech" (around lying about Holocaust related topics and insulting people online) a
by geek_at 1y ago
In Europe we don't value free speech as high as the US.
There is "forbidden speech" (around lying about Holocaust related topics and insulting people online) and I think it's a good thing in total. You spew out the worst of the worst on the internet you should be able to be held accountable
- giantg2 1y agoUS has plenty of arrests for terroristic threats and similar. Many of these are online now. 12k arrests per year related to online posts doesn't sound all that high.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoMaking terrorist threats are different than insulting some's religion, complaining about illegal immigrant crimes or shitting on politicians online. It's disingenuous to argue they're in the same ballpark that EU and US speech is similarly policed because it's not.
- giantg2 1y agoNot terrorist threats - terroristic threats. This includes anything that someone might think is threatening. Do you have examples of non-threatening language resulting in arrest in the UK?
- FirmwareBurner 1y ago>Not terrorist threats - terroristic threats. This includes anything that someone might think is threatening WAHAT?! Are we making up new terms for "someone offended me online and since I feel threatened I call it terroristic"? Actual threats are already legally defined and punished. So is terrorism. So it's either terrorism or it's not, and it's either a threat or it's not.