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EU Anti-Hate Laws On The Web
coupco writes "The European Union's Council of Europe passes a measure that would make hate speech on the web illegal, and subject to banning and filtering. A story on Wired News explains the How and Why."
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Per recently enacted anti-hate laws, this page must therefore be removed immediately!
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This guy might be illegal.
Is the EU is telling its citizens who they can hate?
Exactly, they should hate everyone equally.
So no more Microsoft bashing? But what are we supposed to do in our free time?
Actually, in countries outside the USA it is normal to create laws that apply only to their own subjects. I see how this may be a source of confusion to a US citizen, though...
Who gets to decide what is considered "Hate Speech"?
Isn't that Minitru's job?
If the European Union's Council of Europe hates hate sites, should they ban themselves?
Lets just ban everyone!
Who gets to decide what is considered "Hate Speech"?
Why, the Ministry of Truth, of course. Only an enemy of the state would ask such a question...
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And "stupid" isn't a race?
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'Specifically, the amendment bans "any written material, any image or any other representation of ideas or theories, which advocates, promotes or incites hatred, discrimination or violence, against any individual or group of individuals, based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, as well as religion if used as pretext for any of these factors." '
Damn, and I have a huge list of blond jokes that I want to put on the web.