Fando1234 t1_iy7pgyy wrote on November 29, 2022 at 10:53 AM

Reply to comment by andnom in UK waters down internet rules plan after free speech outcry by Sorin61

Worth noting that we already have hate speech laws. So what is 'legal' to say in the UK is more narrow than the US, and social platforms still need to adhere to this.

mayasky76 t1_iy7v9cu wrote on November 29, 2022 at 12:06 PM

If anyone's interested this is the Public Order legislation - it's pretty readable

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/64#:~:text=(1)A%20person%20is%20guilty,fear%20for%20his%20personal%20safety.

Basically this is stuff you can't do "in person" so no reason you should be allowed to do it online

rushmc1 t1_iy9huv8 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 7:25 PM

Or just boycott countries with authoritarian regulation.

Fando1234 t1_iy9i9my wrote on November 29, 2022 at 7:27 PM

I wouldn't really call Great Britain authoritarian.

rushmc1 t1_iy9iji4 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 7:29 PM

I didn't say the nation was authoritarian. I said the regulation was.

SenatorBagels t1_iy9jnwe wrote on November 29, 2022 at 7:37 PM

Every country would end up boycotted, then.

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