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Unmoderated forums have the potential to violate US law. As a result, none last for long. Even 4chan, while anonymous, has never been completely unmoderated. It

• schoen 11y ago
  There are no U.S. laws on "hate speech". "Hate speech" is not illegal in the United States. https://popehat.com/2015/05/19/how-to-spot-and-critique-censorship-tropes-in-the-medias-coverage-of-free-speech-controversies/ https://popehat.com/2015/05/19/how-to-spot-and-critique-cens... http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/07/no-theres-no-hate-speech-exception-to-the-first-amendment/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015...
  • yawaramin 11y ago
    While technically that may be true, in reality you're pretty screwed if the Feds decide to come after you, the little guy: http://popehat.com/2015/06/08/department-of-justice-uses-grand-jury-subpoena-to-identify-anonymous-commenters-on-a-silk-road-post-at-reason-com/ http://popehat.com/2015/06/08/department-of-justice-uses-gra...
    • schoen 11y ago
      There's no hate speech theory there; the government's theory is seemingly threats (of physical violence against specific people).