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[ PRIVACY Forum ] French court orders Twitter to identify racist and
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Thu Jan 24 13:14:55 2013
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French court orders Twitter to identify racist and anti-Semitic users
http://j.mp/VlIx5K (ars technica)
"This isn't the first time that French courts and laws have butted
heads over idiotic racism online. Less than a year ago, then-president
Nicolas Sarkozy proposed a law that would make even viewing a hate
site a crime. Here in the United States, we have a Constitutionally
protected near-blanket right to free expression. Although incitement
to violence is generally not protected, hate speech-no matter how
disgusting and awful-is. As we've reported before, the operating
principle in America has generally been that undesirable speech should
be countered with more speech, not less."
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Yes, *more* speech is the solution -- *not* censorship nor government
micromanagement of communications, search results, etc.
--Lauren--
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