ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIs it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"?message-squaremessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down19
arrow-up1108arrow-down1message-squareIs it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"?ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYou get crazy things in other countries though, like truth not being a defense for libel\slander.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoUK is the notable one.
minus-squaremasterspacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe UK is the weird outlier but there is still a defense of truth in the UK. The difference is that the person accusing you of defamation doesn’t have to prove that you’re wrong and you do have to prove that you’re right.
You get crazy things in other countries though, like truth not being a defense for libel\slander.
In which countries is that the case?
UK is the notable one.
The UK is the weird outlier but there is still a defense of truth in the UK. The difference is that the person accusing you of defamation doesn’t have to prove that you’re wrong and you do have to prove that you’re right.