When Is Hate Speech Not Hate Speech?
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.org.user-groups.linux.waikato |
|---|---|
| Organization | Geek Central |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Is it “hate speech” to tell NRA supporters to “f*** off”? One high-profile user got banned (supposedly permanently) by Twitter for doing this sort of thing ... only to have the ban reversed, simply because there was so much support for his position. Seems like, when it comes to social media services clamping down on hate speech, they are simultaneously doing “not enough” and “too much”... <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190421/16313642055/twitter-permanently-suspends-then-unsuspends-lawyer-telling-nra-supporters-to-fuck-off-own-death.shtml> _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug