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A Survey of Worldwide Censorship Techniques

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Re: A Survey of Worldwide Censorship Techniques

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post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Curses, slurs, etc.

What? I don't see your point then. Hate criminals should obviously should be punished for using slurs.

Unkind words shouldn't be a crime in and of themselves - that includes slurs.

It makes sense to criminalize stated threats of violence or persistent targeted harassment, but generally free societies should err on the side of not criminalizing speech if possible.

Re: A Survey of Worldwide Censorship Techniques

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post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Curses, slurs, etc.

What? I don't see your point then. Hate criminals should obviously should be punished for using slurs.

Personally I refuse to live in a country where thought-crime is prosecuted.

Re: A Survey of Worldwide Censorship Techniques

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Good that IETF is tracking these things, including the crazy stuff involved like messing with the BGP.

However, sometimes I think IETF is living in the past; it feels like they've missed the rise of platform economy within which also most of the censorship nowadays occur.

Also: the report dates to 2023 but the sources referenced are mostly from the 2010s. There are also a lot of questionable sources involved.

Re: A Survey of Worldwide Censorship Techniques

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What? I don't see your point then. Hate criminals should obviously should be punished for using slurs.

Unkind words shouldn't be a crime in and of themselves - that includes slurs. It makes sense to criminalize stated threats of violence or persistent targeted harassment, but generally free societies should err on the side of not criminalizing speech if possible.

My nation and the elders of my family historically responded to proponents of hate ideologies with hot lead and HE artillery shells. Letting them get off with nothing more than a minor criminal record is an extremely generous offer.

Re: A Survey of Worldwide Censorship Techniques

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What? I don't see your point then. Hate criminals should obviously should be punished for using slurs.

Personally I refuse to live in a country where thought-crime is prosecuted.

Hate criminals don't deserve life, much less speech. Every day is a good day to beat a nazi.
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