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		immibis on March 2, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China tells its AI leaders to avoid U.S. travel ov... In the past it was like: - You can't call people pedophiles unless it was proven in court. - You can't say black people are inferior. Since October 2023 it's like: - You can't call people pedophiles unless it was proven in court. - You can't say black people are inferior. - You can't say Israel is doing a genocide. And has remained there since. Is this what worries you?

sepositus on March 2, 2025 [–]

History proves limiting free speech is a slippery slope. I can't speak for my EU friends, but for me, yes, it's very concerning to begin justifying why some speech is not OK.

immibis on March 3, 2025 | [–]

In the USA you can't say "I want to blow up this plane" in an airport, so the slope has already begun.

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