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On a New Law in New York Requiring Websites, Blogs and Social Media Networks to Have and Post Policies to Deal With What the State Deems Objectionable Speech: |
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"New York politicians are slapping a badge on my chest. A law going into effect Saturday requires social-media networks, including any site that allows comments, to publish a plan for responding to alleged hate speech by users.
The law blog I run fits the bill, so the law will mandate that I post publicly my policy for responding to comments that 'vilify, humiliate, or incite violence against a group' based on 'race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.' It also requires that I give readers a way to complain about my blog's content and obligates me to respond directly.
I don't want to moderate such content and I don't endorse the state's definition of hate speech. I do sometimes delete comments, but I do it based on my own editorial judgment, not state command. Still, I'm being conscripted. By obligating me to do the state's bidding with regard to viewpoints that New York condemns, the law violates the First Amendment."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Eugene Volokh, Co-founder of the Volokh Conspiracy Blog and a Law Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
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— Eugene Volokh, Co-founder of the Volokh Conspiracy Blog and a Law Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
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Posted December 05, 2022 • 14:44 PM
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