The free speech thread

[Something completely different]

Given the recent threads on porn, left wing censorship, wikileaks, and nazis, I decided to make this thread. Where do you stand? Some areas where people often make exceptions (and some recent/current issues) are included in the spoiler lists, you don't have to go through the whole list btw (Tib there is one for you in the lies section):

Hatred and Violent groups

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Incitement of hatred
Incitement of violence
Hate speech
Holocaust denial
Nazi parades (also KKK n such)
Forming a nazi party
Televised nazi propaganda
At the time when kids are just getting back from school
And clearly aimed specifically at kids
Saw you're switzerland in WWII (you're surrounded by nazi controlled territory at this point, and you've been bordering it the whole time), do you ban nazi propaganda?
Threats of violence

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Total ban, hatespeech and incitement to violence cannot be tolerated.

Lies, damn lies, and the media

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Blatant lies and statements that were not intended to be factual statements.
Fox news, any sanctions? (and can it call itself fair and balanced?) (same goes for msnbc for I guess)
Pretending to be an army vet
Lies in business dealings (so fraud)
-Blackmail (in the case of otherwise legal stuff, not "give me money or I'll tell the cops where you buried the body", so for instance: I see you doing something embarrassing but legal with the neighbour through a window as I pass on the sidewalk. I can tell whoever I want including your partner, I can receive funds for telling the news (particularly if you're famous enough or the story is interesting enough), but I can't ask you for funds for not doing it) Or if I own a billboard near your restaurant, I can put whatever I want up, but it might harm your business... can I ask you for funds (not you coming to me with the offer), and in return I will not put up controversial/nausea inducing stuff? I cannot say these words?: "I saw you doing x, I talked with publication Y, they are offering me 20,000 after I gave them vague details, how much is my silence worth to you?"
-Slander/defamation/libel (I can never remember which is which)
-Slander of a competing business (this one's for tib)

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Depends on the context.

Slander and blackbiting should be punishable.

Misinforming the public?.?.?. I dont know....... There have to be the institutions which provide clarification eighter provided by state broadcast or independent journalists, aswell as there have to be the methods to call out bullshit. I guess misinforming the public should only be punishable if it actualy causes physical harm to individuals.

Porno

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Porn
Hard core porn
Porn of young looking adults
Drawn children...

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FSK restrictions considering that minors shouldn`t watch this stuff.
Other than that I dont see any limits.

Religion

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Blasphemy
Flag burning
Koran burning
Televised koran burning

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There is no "blasphemy" in a pluralistic sociaty. What one can and can not publicly say about religion publicly is falls into other categories such as "hate speech"

Citizens united and foreigners

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Copyrighted material
Corporate speech
Political speech
A real wealthy bastard/group of em paying for ads
Foreigners and political speech

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The respect for intelectual property is unbreachable to me.

Political speech should only be restricted by the rules on "hate speech"

Money does certainly not equal speech.

Wikileaks

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Releasing information you've come across that may threaten national security
Releasing information you've come across that, if released, will endanger somebody.

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Dont know, investegative journalism which can uncover criminal activity within powerfull positions is importent (Watergate).

But some stuff should defenatly not be published, especialy when peoples lives are put at risk or when the right to privacy is breached.

Misc:

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Free speech zones
Yelling fire in a crowded area

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?????
Well if one misinformes the public in a way which can lead to physical harm, that should be a criminal offence.

On a related topic, tax-funded speech:

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-advertisements
-art grants
-professors
-organisations that receive funds
Speech made by individuals who work for the government, but made in their private time...

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tax funded speech should not be abused to make political advertisment except when given for that purpose to political parties during election seasons.

So, where do you stand? Should we have free speech, or should it have limits? Any of the things in the list causing you to say "woah stue, hold on there"? Where do you draw a line?

I think I mentioned everything above.