ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoIs it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"?message-square97fedilinkarrow-up1116
arrow-up1116message-squareIs it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"?ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squaresilly goose meekahlinkfedilink4•1 month agoAnother comment explained it pretty nicely: But you can’t have [a platform with absolute free speech] while allowing for hate speech either because hate speech silences the voices of its target. It’s basically the tolerance paradox but with free speech.
minus-square@ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink1•1 month agoHate speech doesn’t silence non hate speech.
Another comment explained it pretty nicely:
It’s basically the tolerance paradox but with free speech.
Hate speech doesn’t silence non hate speech.