Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by cup 3222 days ago
Should all forms of speech be defended and accessible in a public domain?

Should instructions on how to make explosives be accessible and defended?

5 comments

In Brandenburg v Ohio, Supreme court stated that only speech that is "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action" should be punished. This is called Brandenburg paradigm and it's currently a legal standard for what's considered hate speech in US.

See more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_v._Ohio

Not saying they should, but they have. Many times. The most famous example would be the anarchist cookbook which is still being printed and sold
Should strong encryption software be accessible and defended? Do not forget the fight for PGP.
Most importantly, understand that it is not the speech which is being defended.
Yes.