hate speech

Sweden to Prosecute Woman for Reporting on Facebook that Migrants Torched Cars and Defecated in the Streets

Sweden is prosecuting a 70-year-old woman reported on Facebook that migrants were burning cars and defecating in the streets, and she faces 4 years in jail. The government claims that this was a disparaging view of migrants and, therefore, it violated Sweden’s law on incitement to racial hatred. The woman does not deny writing the post but challenges the law by denying that telling the truth is a criminal act. [...]

The Truth About YouTubes Demise

This video perfectly summarizes everything that’s going wrong with YouTube lately, and where the site is headed in the future.

  • It’s not about left VS right.

All kinds of political channels are being censored through “restricted mode” and having their content demonetized, as well as channels that only deal with entertainment. While both left-wing and right-wing media corporations are excempt from this.
Why is Fox News, a really right-wing corporation, allowed on the trending page whereas my videos are censored from the trending page?

Kentucky’s New ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Greenlights Hate Speech

Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin address a group of business owners to gather support for the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Ac, March. 11, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP/Timothy D. Easley)
Essentially codifying hate speech, Kentucky Governor Mike Bevin signed into law on Monday a bill that gives individuals, including students, license to make hateful statements about someone based on their “religious or political viewpoints.”

Germany’s Justice Minister Proposes Fines For Online Hate Speech, Fake News

German Justice Minister Heiko Maas arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin. (AP/Markus Schreiber)
BERLIN — Germany’s justice minister is proposing fines of up to 50 million euros ($53 million) for social networking sites that fail to swiftly remove illegal content, such as hate speech or defamatory “fake news.”
The plan announced Tuesday marks a further step in Germany’s attempt to impose its strict domestic laws against incitement on the free-wheeling world of online chatter.

Hate Speech, Fear And The Primitive Human Brain

     It is illegal to shout “fire” in a crowded theater.   The idea of fire creates intense fear deep in the primitive human brain known as the Limbic System, or emotional center.  The “Fight or Flight” reaction is activated causing a stampede, resulting in injury and death.  Similarly “Hate Speech” can activate the emotional centers of the primitive human[Read More...]