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by rhn_mk1
1184 days ago
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The government's responsibility is that the government passes the laws to censor things, not that it does the dirty work of actual censorship. Censoring religion and political views is regarded as a violation of human rights, so while this is different, I do agree that it should be treated the same. I agree with the need to protect people from bad influences, but the government is not the only entity that's capable of protecting. Traditionally, that role has also been fulfilled by the social network and the person in question themselves. I don't see the urge to shove it all off on the government, except in cases where the social network is failing to protect, e.g. in the cases of crime. There's a balance to be hit between the ability to take risk and the negative consequences. Best example is personal vehicles which cause life changing consequences when they go wrong, sometimes ending lives altogether, and doing this reliably to thousands of people every year. |
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