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EU Anti-Hate Laws On The Web

Posted by timothy on from the they-must-hate-speech dept.

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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  1. In Europe Right? by RebelTycoon · · Score: 0, Troll

    European hate laws... Ya.. That's funny. Talk about a racist continent. They don't hate based on the color of skin, as is the problem in North America.

    They hate based on geography, right down to the region of a country itself. They dislike immigrants to a much larger extent then even the Americans appear to (right now), and don't even get me started on religion.

    With religion, they take it to an all new high. Shit, they just love to fight.

    But its Europe, they make jokes about how conservative and up-tight we are... Ya... well at least I can make a racial slur (and get my ass kicked, but that's different), you can have all your tv porn, nude beaches, low sexual age of consent, and no laws against child porn.

    At least I can still say "I hate ..."

    There are times when I'm thankful there is an ocean between us... These are one of them.

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  2. Re:Censorship by Tablizer · · Score: 1, Troll

    One of the reasons that hate speech is censored in Europe is that we realised that words can be a dangerous weapon, even more than a very limited and democratically controlled censorship. In fact, it was Hitler's main skill to give vivid and charming speeches that convinced so many people to do things that are completely ridiculous.

    Hitler's ideas spread because of a *lack* of free expression, not the other way around. For example, Jews were not allowed to safely tell their side of the story.

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