• @drake@lemmy.sdf.org
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    72 months ago

    You’re way more likely to be killed by a far-right terrorist than a muslim terrorist. If you want to protect public safety, I feel like a far better way to do it would be to outlaw far-right content on social media and other online platforms.

    • @Matriks404@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      There are already laws in various places which prohibit hate speech, including on the internet. I don’t see how banning anything, far-right related or not is a good concept, since someone would be responsible of determining what ‘far-right content’ is, and that can only cause political repressions of groups that are against current governing power(s). I don’t understand why would anyone want to see the censorship and repressions that are on par with ones in Russia. We are better than that.

      • federal reverseM
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        52 months ago

        So in your world it makes sense to ban pieces of cloth because “they’re dangerous” but it doesn’t make sense ban hatespeech and divisive content because they “can’t be defined”?

      • @drake@lemmy.sdf.org
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        32 months ago

        Thanks for your comment, but I’m a little confused - it’s very easy for nuance to get lost in online comments like this.

        Are you saying that you are a supporter of absolute free speech, but you also support banning of certain clothing items, such as religious face coverings?

        Or are you saying that you support current prohibitions against hate speech, but you wouldn’t support extending those laws, because you’re against censorship and that would be overstepping your personal red lines?

        It seems to me that there is something mutually contradictory in there, but it’s very possible that I am misunderstanding you. To be clear, I’m not criticising you and I’m not interested in arguing or debating with you, I’m just trying to understand. I believe you should be entitled to believe what you want, and that you should be allowed to express your opinion. Personally, what I do have a problem with is online media platforms massively amplifying hateful extremist views to generate engagement.

        Hope that makes sense! Feel free to ignore this comment if you don’t want to reply, and I wish you a pleasant day!