Comment by mpalmer
4 hours ago
Freedom of expression is inseparable from the right to privacy.
Should journalists be forced to reveal their sources if the subject of a claim sues for defamation?
4 hours ago
Freedom of expression is inseparable from the right to privacy.
Should journalists be forced to reveal their sources if the subject of a claim sues for defamation?
Freedom of expression is not absolute and never was.
Should everyone just shrug off anonymous hoaxes and hate speech?
Yes. If, unfortunately, I need to live in only one of two scenarios, i.e.:
1. I need to identify myself for everything on the internet because of said "hoaxes" and "hate speech";
2. I don't need to identify myself anywhere on the internet, and let go of said "hoaxes" and "hate speech", but can have the right of saying anything that I need to say without fearing for my safety and the safety of my relatives due to the government;
Then yes, I would prefer the second option without a blink. Unfortunately, for what we have seen in the last few decades, there is no intermediary option. The proverb is true: give them an inch, and they will take a mile.
Yes, the alternative is that you will only read state propaganda.
By painting everything so black and white you're doing propaganda too, are you aware?
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