Free speech allows for most any crappy kind of communication one can imagine...but it DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SPEECH THAT THREATENS PHYSICAL HARM.
If Voat is going to have any moral agency AT ALL (as with any organization) it does need to ban subs encouraging actual physical harm to others.
This is the standard -- U.S. -- definition of free speech. I realize voat comes out of another country. But the U.S. has set a very good and reasonable definition in place of where the line of free speech must be drawn.
It would behoove Voat to follow it. I am an avid devotee of free speech. But am also an avid devotee of the line of free speech being drawn at physical harm.
I'm not defending the game, just Voat. I have my doubts that the Voat ad team dug deep into this, the most they likely did was make sure they weren't promoting anything illegal.
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TheKFCNyanCat ago
Voat is under no obligation to support us or not support them. The only obligation they have is to not ban us.
CJJacobs ago
Free speech allows for most any crappy kind of communication one can imagine...but it DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SPEECH THAT THREATENS PHYSICAL HARM.
If Voat is going to have any moral agency AT ALL (as with any organization) it does need to ban subs encouraging actual physical harm to others.
This is the standard -- U.S. -- definition of free speech. I realize voat comes out of another country. But the U.S. has set a very good and reasonable definition in place of where the line of free speech must be drawn.
It would behoove Voat to follow it. I am an avid devotee of free speech. But am also an avid devotee of the line of free speech being drawn at physical harm.
TheKFCNyanCat ago
It's an ad for a visual novel with fictional pedophilia. No real people have been actually harmed as far as we can find evidence for.
Jehosefat ago
Bullshit. Pedo is pedo. Get that shit off of here.
CJJacobs ago
Great. That makes me feel so much better. "Fictional pedophilia"...are you freaking kidding me?!
TheKFCNyanCat ago
It's not illegal. Voat has no obligation to take the ad down.
With that said, the game actually DOES seem to be related to Pizzagate. There are some parallels between Pizzagate and the events of the game.
CJJacobs ago
You are spending an awful lot of time defending this.
TheKFCNyanCat ago
I'm not defending the game, just Voat. I have my doubts that the Voat ad team dug deep into this, the most they likely did was make sure they weren't promoting anything illegal.
Jehosefat ago
ITS FUCKING SICKO PEDO SHIT. THIS IS A FUCKING SETUP!!!