Internet Censorship

With the UN talking to special interest groups claiming constant harassment, is their ideal version of the Internet

1.) viable/possible

And

2.) actually better than our current set up?

Discuss

I don't think it is censorship to prosecute harrassment when it happens online. And I do think it is possible to do a better (though of course not perfect) job.

Well Canada has already prosecuted a man on "hate crime" charges for Twitter words.

That to me is very scary as an American.

Probably depends on the dynamics of the situation, but if someone can be charged for say threatening to harm/kill someone in the spoken word, I don't really see why expressing the same sentiments wouldn't/shouldn't translate as a crime in the written word.

I think death threats sent over the internet should definitely be worth some kind of prosecution, people do it way too often with impunity.

Hell yea there is censorship.

Go look at tons of the conspiracy video about Obama and the corrupt government and the child moletsation that exists inside it. Youtube<Google<Part of the NSA/CIA closes them for commenting.

CNN deletes pro sanders comments, hell some people came up with an chrome app to delete trump from the internet..

**** NO

The Internet is the largest database of information created by man. Information is what lets the people keep the government in check. I sure as hell don't want the government ****ing with that.

Again, I don't think the censorship we have to worry about is government prosecuting people that threaten or harass other people.

Ok try to pull this back in,

If I said I was going to kill (insert username) would you take it seriously?

No

Originally posted by Henry_Pym
Ok try to pull this back in,

If I said I was going to kill (insert username) would you take it seriously?

If you were just saying that and it was obviously in jest I would not take it seriously, and it's unlikely that you would get in legal trouble for it (especially if you are a white man).

However there are obviously serious threats on the internet as well, and it can be hard to tell which ones are and which ones aren't.

Originally posted by Bardock42
If you were just saying that and it was obviously in jest I would not take it seriously, and it's unlikely that you would get in legal trouble for it (especially if you are a white man).

However there are obviously serious threats on the internet as well, and it can be hard to tell which ones are and which ones aren't.

Originally posted by Henry_Pym
assuming you don't know me or my race (wtf) would you take it seriously?

I just said that depending on the context I would not take it seriously. What other answer are you looking for?

Originally posted by Henry_Pym
Well Canada has already prosecuted a man on "hate crime" charges for Twitter words.

That to me is very scary as an American.

Twitter is the worst place to post anything. It is the most politically correct site out thrre, imo. A comment taken out of context can get you fired from your job.

If you want to post death threats, keep it on the deep web where you are not as likely to be traced...yet your target will probably never see it.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I just said that depending on the context I would not take it seriously. What other answer are you looking for?

Originally posted by Henry_Pym
an explanation on your needed context, sorry. Just want to define terms.

Well, if you repeatedly talked about killing someone, doxed them, sent them death threats directly, maybe made youtube videos waving around guns talking about it...then I would probably take it seriously.

But if you, right now, as I know you, said "I'm going to kill robtard" particularly in the context of this thread, of course I would not take that as.a serious threat.

Because you know I could easily crush him with a single hand

As long as they do it responsibly and don't get out of hand, then I'd have no issue with people being taken to task for things done online, assuming they were severe enough.

Whether any organisation could be trusted to do that, I dunno.

Can we censor Quan from trying to Skype with all of us?

People still Skype?

BAN THOSE PEOPLE!!!!!!!