←back to thread

420 points rvz | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.207s | source
Show context
dont_forget_me ◴[] No.41409260[source]
It saddens me the Brasil banned X because of racism, anti-semitism and hate-speech. But X is still not banned in the west.

At some point we have to come to this realization in the west that absolutism is never the answer. Free speech is good upto certain extent, the way it was at Twitter before the rich and powerful took over. Moreover, it is content moderation and it doesn't have anything to do with free speech.

replies(11): >>41409316 #>>41409350 #>>41409360 #>>41409361 #>>41410010 #>>41410068 #>>41410207 #>>41410248 #>>41413222 #>>41413682 #>>41414564 #
Gud ◴[] No.41410068[source]
You can’t be so naive that you think this has anything to do with the reasons you listed.

The government in Brazil does not like X because users are critizing the government.

Unfortunately Brazil is barely a democracy and it’s infested with little potentates.

replies(2): >>41410276 #>>41413085 #
1. croes ◴[] No.41413085[source]
Criticizing?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Brazilian_Congress_atta...

It's a bit more, isn't it?