At least for me its very difficult to make the line between preventing hate speech and allowing the freedom. I’m thinking to launch a lemmy instance, but the targeted audience is very sensitive to religion topics, and i’m sure if i allow it, this could lead to hate speech at some point and may fuel violence. Also, from my prospective, i just want my audience find new good things far from porn, porn sites are a lot, and i don`t want to mix it with other topics that can very constructive.

So please tell me your opinion, if banning these 2 topics can effect the freedom of speech.

  • DPUGT2
    12·
    3 years ago

    Your logical flaw was of analogy.

    There’s no analogy. An analogy likens one thing to another. We’re discussing the principle of freedom of speech, in relation to what you believe to be a government-only prohibition against suppressing that.

    I pointed out another example of the same thing. A principle that you probably think is sacrosanct, but if the “it only applies to the government” rule is used upon it, should seem suspicious.

    You can’t really argue with it that way though, can you? It’d be a fucked up world if it only-and-strictly applied to the government, so non-government entities went out and violated it constantly.

    I guess you really do have to say “nyuh uh!” and think you have one over on me.

    Currently in the US, freedom of speech has an undisputed legal definition.

    In the US, freedom of speech and all your other liberties are defined by case law. Constantly evolving, always in flux. Gargantuan in size (Westlaw’s case law database might be as large as 35Tbytes) To say that it has an “undisputed legal definition” is to not understand our legal system even slightly. If it were undisputed, why would there be court cases about it all the time? Why would judges need to rule on those and settle those disputes?

    Update the defining legal document. When you are successful, you will have been right all along.

    I’ve read this 4 times. I’m not sure what it is you’re trying to say, I think you might have lost the plot.

    Make whatever assumptions about me help you make sense of your world. It says way more about you than it

    The “I’m rubber you’re glue” rebuttal?

    • Slatlun
      1·
      3 years ago

      Yep, all of that case law defines what is and isn’t. Wait… then if you were right, you could just find a decision that shows exactly what you are trying to convince me of. Why not do that? I can’t prove the negative, but you could put this to rest with some easy searches and a quick case citation. Good luck.