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French lawmaker hasn’t given up on her failed hate speech bill, gets ready for another attempt
The attempts to police “hate speech” have major free speech implications.
French Prime Minister wants to regulate online anonymity, says hiding behind pseudonyms is “shocking”
“You can be called all names, all vices, by hiding behind pseudonyms,” he lamented.
The author of France’s failed “hate speech” law isn’t giving up
The controversial lawmaker says she’s going to find a new way to censor French people online.
Victory for free speech as France’s supreme court crushes authoritarian “hate speech” laws
Even in a speech-restricted Europe, the law was considered to be unconstitutional.
MembersHow the term “hate speech” has become a mainline internet censorship tool
? The term was barely used before 1987 but is now used by governments and Big Tech platforms to dictate what people are allowed to say online.
Author of France’s new draconian online hate speech law accused of racism, sexism, and homophobia by staff
Free speech for me but not for thee.
European Commission severely criticizes France’s impossible “hate speech” laws, freezes the bill
The bill is dead on arrival.
France “hate speech” bill passes with massive support from lawmakers
The bill has been called a threat to free speech and a bill that gives social media platforms an impossible task.