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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
This legislation will put the owners of social media sites in an impossible position. This is basically an attack on free speech because it will lead to sites closing down and moderators being ultra-cautious of allowing even mildly controversial subjects to be discussed.
And of course, it won’t end there. Why can so many people not see this?
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Any topic, including controversial subjects, will be able to be discussed just as they are now, the only difference is that people must not be offensive when they do so.
The only people who will have their freedom of speech curtailed will be those who, by fault or design, are offensive to others.
If an offensive remark is inadvertently made, they won't be thrown into prison, but will hopefully be educated and shown the error of their ways so that it doesn't happen again. If the offending behaviour is repeated I imagine that negative sanctions will be applied to ensure compliance to protect the site, its owner(s) and moderator(s).
The final sanction, unless the remarks are so serious that more formal action needs to be taken against an offender, will be to ban them from the site.
If the new legislation is applied correctly & consistently I believe that it will lead to a more positive experience for everybody and, as people think more thoroughly before they publish something online, life for moderators will actually become easier.
One of the critiscisms of this bill was that people would have to think twice before they post something. Errr, yes was my response.
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The World at One today reported that the highest number of criminals are those who pose a sexual risk to children, with an estimated 1.6% of the population falling into this category.
More and more companies are objecting to Governments wanting to view material sent via end to end encryption to track paedophiles, terrorists etc.
At some point society via their various Governments are going to have to decide which is more important to them- Their privacy or the safety of themselves and their children.