EU Anti-Hate Laws On The Web

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EU Anti-Hate Laws On The Web 589

Posted by timothy on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:21PM from the they-must-hate-speech dept.

coupco writes "The European Union's Council of Europe passes a measure that would make hate speech on the web illegal, and subject to banning and filtering. A story on Wired News explains the How and Why."

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I HATE THIS ARTICLE! (Score:4, Funny)

by ekrout ( 139379 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:23PM (#4633075) Journal

Per recently enacted anti-hate laws, this page must therefore be removed immediately!

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Life is too complex (Score:4, Funny)

by ekrout ( 139379 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:28PM (#4633101) Journal

If you hate everyone you get punished by the EU.
If you love everyone you get STDs.
Where's the happy medium?!

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Re:Just curious... (Score:3, Funny)

by dattaway ( 3088 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:35PM (#4633135) Homepage Journal

This guy [somethingawful.com] might be illegal.

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Re:Gender/sexual orientation? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:35PM (#4633136)

Is the EU is telling its citizens who they can hate?

Exactly, they should hate everyone equally.

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Think about the children! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:38PM (#4633150)

So no more Microsoft bashing? But what are we supposed to do in our free time?

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Re:Damn Europeans (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:47PM (#4633197)

Actually, in countries outside the USA it is normal to create laws that apply only to their own subjects. I see how this may be a source of confusion to a US citizen, though...

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Re:Just curious... (Score:4, Funny)

by jejones ( 115979 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:47PM (#4633200) Journal

Who gets to decide what is considered "Hate Speech"?

Isn't that Minitru's job?

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Ban Themselves? (Score:2, Funny)

by AaronGeek ( 599931 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @03:51PM (#4633221)

If the European Union's Council of Europe hates hate sites, should they ban themselves?

Lets just ban everyone!

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Hate Speech is still Speech (Score:2, Funny)

by Draigon ( 172034 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @04:05PM (#4633279) Homepage

Hate speech made me a better person. Thanks to all the fools who use racial slurs I know where I stand. All I had to do was listen to good reasons for hating blacks and good reasons for loving blacks and came to my own conclusion.

So word to all tha brotha's :)

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Re:Just curious... (Score:5, Funny)

by Ivan Raikov ( 521143 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @04:30PM (#4633392) Homepage

Who gets to decide what is considered "Hate Speech"?

Why, the Ministry of Truth, of course. Only an enemy of the state would ask such a question...

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Re:Just curious... (Score:3, Funny)

by hitzroth ( 60178 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @05:59PM (#4633866)

-1 obscure

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Re:Just curious... (Score:3, Funny)

by aminorex ( 141494 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @08:59PM (#4634745) Homepage Journal

And "stupid" isn't a race?

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Damn, I'm S.O.L. (Score:3, Funny)

by yzquxnet ( 133355 ) writes: on Saturday November 09, 2002 @11:39PM (#4635261) Homepage

'Specifically, the amendment bans "any written material, any image or any other representation of ideas or theories, which advocates, promotes or incites hatred, discrimination or violence, against any individual or group of individuals, based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, as well as religion if used as pretext for any of these factors." '

Damn, and I have a huge list of blond jokes that I want to put on the web.

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I HATE THIS ARTICLE! (Score:4, Funny)

Life is too complex (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Just curious... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Gender/sexual orientation? (Score:2, Funny)

Think about the children! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Damn Europeans (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Just curious... (Score:4, Funny)

Ban Themselves? (Score:2, Funny)

Hate Speech is still Speech (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Just curious... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Just curious... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Just curious... (Score:3, Funny)

Damn, I'm S.O.L. (Score:3, Funny)

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