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Old 07-04-2017, 11:55 PM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by hjnet View Post
The only question here that really matters is -> Who decides what's "hate speech"?

Is it an official court that makes it's decision based on the actual law? Or is it i.e. Facebook?

If it's not an official institution than it opens the gates for censorship, everything that's not mainstream could be "hatespeech" or "fake news"...
This is the test. Will it need a court order to remove something from Facebook? Or just a few complaints?

It could clog up the courts for years.
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