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EFF Looks At How Blasphemy Laws Have Stifled Speech in 2012

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As part of their 2012 in review series, the EFF takes a look at how blasphemy laws have chilled online speech this year. A "dishonorable mention" goes to YouTube this year: "A dishonorable mention goes to YouTube, which blocked access to the controversial 'Innocence of Muslims' video in Egypt and Libya without government prompting. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, a group based in Egypt, condemned YouTube's decision."

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  1. Re:Not all "blasphemy" is religious in nature... by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Informative

    Obviously, nobody gets fired for "right leaning views".

    In the 1950's, people did get fired (and also denied positions) specifically for being communists. If you're going to claim systemic discrimination against conservatives in academia, you're going to have to show consequences at least as severe as that.

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