Yeah, only one of those tactics works.
Comment on Is it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"?
masterspace@lemmy.ca 3 weeks agoI think you misunderstand the point of hate speech laws, it’s not to not hear it, its because people rightly recognize that spreading ideas in itself can be dangerous given how flawed human beings are.
The idea that all ideas are harmless and spreading them to others has no effect is divorced from reality.
futatorius@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
m0darn@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I support robust enforcement of anti hate speech laws. In fact I’ve reported hate speech/ hatecrime to the police before.
We’re not talking about laws, we’re talking about social media platform policies.
Social media platforms connect people from regions with different hatespeech laws so " enforcing hatespeech laws" is impossible to do consistently.
If users engage in crimes using the platform they are subject to the laws that they are subject to.
I don’t care that it’s legal to advocate for genocide where a preacher is located, or at the corporation’s preferred jurisdiction, I don’t want my son reading it.
The question was is: there a way a platform can be totally free speech and stop hate speech. I think the answer is “kinda”