Irish regulators to play major role in reining in harm and hate content on social media sites
Dr Ethan Shattock at the law department in Queen’s University Belfast and a specialist in the regulation of harmful online communications, disinformation and hate speech, says there was “an undeniable need” to update the regulatory regime covering online content.
It is easy enough to find examples of this problem - where the word 'hate' can mean anything from mild dislike to harsh criticism to viciously deranged vituperation. As with so many words in the public arena, the vagueness of the meaning becomes yet another tool for political wordsmiths.
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I personally can't see any reason to be bothered about any level of hate expressed online. It might need to be curbed on certain sites, but that's a private matter. Unless the hate actively incites the commission of a crime, then it's none of the state's business. We all know by now that the world is full of deranged individuals who would kill us due to their religious or social preferences. So reading that some bloke in Daventry or Idaho wishes us harm shouldn't be such a big deal.
It must have been fun going through school named Shattock.
Sam - I agree, this language game seems to be driven by a desire to suppress effective criticism and the market of ideas.
dearieme - going through school with them is how I imagine various odd names which pop up on the internet.
My question is whether 'harmful' can be shown by evidence or whether it 'harmful' by definition. You can argue that if 'harmful' is whatever the current government defines then we are well down the road to tyranny.
DJ - 'harmful' by definition seems to be the aim. Any definition seems destined to rely on emotional responses to promote a sense of insecurity with respect to boundaries. Yes, the road to tyranny.
“viciously deranged vituperation”
Sheer poetry, AKH.
James -
Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour:
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,
As the man from Daventry, I must say that is also my objection to the term ' racist'. It isn't closely or properly defined and is used as a term of general abuse by the left to stifle opposition and free speach.
Tammly - I agree, another word which has become too vague and is usually little more than simple abuse.
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