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Hortensis

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7. We obviously need some controls here on those who're

Reply to Sophia4 (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 04:25 PM

Jan 2018

yelling "fire" in a crowded nation for seditious purposes. Glad to see this. Sad that we have to follow other nations, but an advantage is that we'll get to observe what is working and why.

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🤝🌍 Germany will fine social media outlets for not deleting hate speech and hoaxes [View all] Wwcd Jan 2018 OP

Bravo Germany SummerSnow Jan 2018 #1

Free speech law (the First Amendment to begin with) applies against the Sophia4 Jan 2018 #2

We obviously need some controls here on those who're Hortensis Jan 2018 #7

Even here, we can't yell "fire" in a crowded theatre. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #14

Yes,and something like that would be the principle. Hortensis Jan 2018 #16

Other than I'd hate to see this agency in the US headed by a Trump appointee, its a good idea.... marble falls Jan 2018 #3

Yep, I agree, excellent what Germany is doing. It probably boils RKP5637 Jan 2018 #4

Germany has up-close-and-personal knowledge of the dangers of fascism Wwcd Jan 2018 #5

Yes, they've been through it, and I bet they see the US as treading on dangerous RKP5637 Jan 2018 #8

Be certain that Merkel & Germany saw it long before the "stupid side" of America did. Wwcd Jan 2018 #12

And we need to get past our "it could never happen here mentality". marble falls Jan 2018 #11

Nazism certainly had hate speech. Igel Jan 2018 #15

The problem with FB is that its an information gathering operation as well as a social media .... marble falls Jan 2018 #6

I love DU, the way it's set up, the monitoring and jury system. I had a Twitter account RKP5637 Jan 2018 #9

Sounds like we've had simular experiences. marble falls Jan 2018 #10

Yep! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2018 #13