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by riffic 1968 days ago
That would be a 1A trap. Notably, the ACLU takes the position "We should not give the government the power to decide which opinions are hateful, for history has taught us that government is more apt to use this power to prosecute minorities than to protect them"

https://www.aclu.org/other/freedom-expression-aclu-position-...

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Times have changed. I’ll take those chances against unchecked spread of hate propaganda on the internet. Besides, nations like Germany have already codified this into law, it wouldn’t be a first foray.