Comment on Is it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"?
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoYou get crazy things in other countries though, like truth not being a defense for libel\slander.
Comment on Is it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"?
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoYou get crazy things in other countries though, like truth not being a defense for libel\slander.
masterspace@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
In which countries is that the case?
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
UK is the notable one.
masterspace@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
The UK is the weird outlier but there is still a defense of truth in the UK. The difference is that the person accusing you of defamation doesn’t have to prove that you’re wrong and you do have to prove that you’re right.