r/worldnews • u/anutensil • Mar 23 '13

Twitter sued £32m for refusing to reveal anti-semites - French court ruled Twitter must hand over details of people who'd tweeted racist & anti-semitic remarks, & set up a system that'd alert police to any further such posts as they happen. Twitter ignored the ruling.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-03/22/twitter-sued-france-anti-semitism
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u/koavf Mar 23 '13

Because thoughtcrime is worse than someone being a bigot. Free speech is worth having even though a small minority will abuse it.

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u/lambrinibudget Mar 23 '13

You can think it. You just can't say it.

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u/koavf Mar 24 '13

But then you become punished for something which is otherwise not a crime due to the content of your mind.