04:192:405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Seditious Libel, Actual Malice
18 Mar 2016
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Why is regulation of hate speech by laws problematic? seditious libel can"t be made the subject of government sanction. The official suing has to prove actual malice. Cons: raise unintended consequences, not everyone participates in hate speech . it will deter legitimate internet speech: what are other options besides legal remedies in reigning in hate speech on the. Make it easier for users to flag hate speech facilitate industry wide education limiting anonymity give incentives for ppl that identify themselves: imagine that you are designing a system to prevent hate speech on the internet.
