UK.gov to treat online abuse as seriously as IRL hate crime by dana-edwards

freespeech · @dana-edwards · Aug 21 '17

$15.21

UK.gov to treat online abuse as seriously as IRL hate crime

More legal risk is introduced to cyberspace as online abuse is now being treated more seriously in the UK. 

>The rules officially put online abuse on the same level as offline hate crimes – defined as an action motivated by hostility or prejudice – like shouting abuse at someone face-to-face.

While I'm not racist, sexist, or any kind of hater, I do think it's going to be a lot more risky to be a UK citizen who posts under their real identity on social media. The question of whether free speech matters is not likely in my opinion to be decided by legal mechanisms. Free speech will be defended by and decided by technical mechanisms most likely. This means if there is a way for people to figure out how to post pseudo-anonymously or anonymously then free speech will exist until there is a way to prevent people from having any anonymity or pseudo-anonymity. 

Supporters of free speech will have to support anonymity. Supporters of enforcement of criminalized hate speech ultimately will have to turn against any form of anonymity. 

References
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1. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/21/ukgov_to_treat_online_abuse_as_seriously_as_offline_hate

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@pinder · Aug 21 '17

That Is Nice By Govt.  Nice Information Thankyou

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@hassanabid · Aug 21 '17

another great post by u dana your words are deepiest truth

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@journeyoflife · Aug 21 '17

A lot of people each year loose their life because of what people post or try to post and hide their identity . Once we can crack down on it , it will occur less and less and in the future

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@dana-edwards · Aug 21 '17

How do people lose their life directly from a post? Are you saying words can kill?

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@journeyoflife · Aug 21 '17

Words can have an influence on people's minds . For example if a person is already having a lot on their minds or even if someone is trying to convince them to do something through words , it can have a great impact . I've seen it happen in person , someone's girlfriend supporting a guy to take his life , all through words

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@techwizardry · Aug 21 '17

$0.30

Looks like the UK is well on it's way to creating a "opinion police." One of the reasons free speech is important is because it lets the hate come out in the open where it can be seen and addressed. 

Institutionalizing any kind of censorship will push the less mainstream viewpoints underground! Not good!

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@dana-edwards · Aug 21 '17 (edited)

$0.02

So if you say something which meets and conforms with public opinion of 2017 but in 2022 is no longer in fashion then what happens to you when everything you say is stored forever to be reviewed by an ever changing community defined standard?

Am I the only person who can see a serious problem with that? We literally do not know what we are saying or what is the right or wrong thing to say for all time. Also social media encourages people to post without thinking of the consequences by the design of the UI. So if you say your opinion and your opinion is subjectively determined to be abusive then you take that punishment?

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@techwizardry · Aug 22 '17

$0.29

Social media is like a spy agency's wet dream come true. All information is stored and searchable.

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@ladyrebecca · Aug 21 '17

Shouldn't they be more interested in preventing future terrorist attacks?
Just saying.

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@dana-edwards · Aug 21 '17 (edited)

Thought experiment, if all brains are monitored then is it possible for crime and terrorism to exist?

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