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Originally Posted by ariesrising
From all the talk in the thread I was under the impression it was a big issue that should concern everyone. Not to mention it is an issue of free speech, which concerns me and everyone who posts on GC. One person's "hateful" is another person's legitimate opinion, and as a poster here, it's useful to see these controversial statements so we can judge for ourselves.
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Right or wrong, like it or not.. free speech does not apply to internet message boards. The owner of the board makes the rules and enforces them or appoints deputies who are charged with enforcing them. Think of it as being a guest in John's living room. If he doesn't like your behavior, he can ask you to stop, and he can make you leave his house.
Even if an internet chat board was a democracy, in the U.S, at least, there are still rules governing "libel." Infact, people have successfully sued for libel on the internet.
http://www.wave.net/immigration/lawyer/libel.html
Here are more recent cases:
http://www.phillipsnizer.com/library...mation_cda.cfm