[jqm]

I don't follow the topic closely but it seems there would be a difference between "hate speech" and not wanting large numbers of immigrants from a poor violent region immigrating into one's society. I suspect the second is sometimes confused with the first, maybe on occasion deliberately by policy makers or others with an agenda.

[illumen]

The title used here on HN is inaccurate, and not what was used in the article. It's not what is actually happening either.

People can still say they don't want immigrants.

What they can't do is ask people to burn down houses where they live or do 'vigilante justice' on them. These are actual things that people have asked others to do, and actually done.

Facebook previously limited speech for things like sex, but was ok with keeping up criminal posts calling for murder.