• haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com
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    18 hours ago

    Defamation is very far away from our current situation. Europe is on the correct path imo in holding those who profit from disinformation accountable.

    There should be no right to abuse others verbally or spread disinformation. Of course you can always use this in bad faith as a government but that is what we have assasins for.

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      4 hours ago

      […] There should be no right to abuse others verbally or spread disinformation. Of course you can always use this in bad faith as a government […]

      For clarity, are you referring to the government abusing the judicial system to silence someone with opinions they don’t like?

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      4 hours ago

      Defamation is very far away from our current situation. […]

      How so? Perhaps I misunderstood what you meant by “make them liable if it turns out to be false” — I think it’s possible that defamation wouldn’t account for all possibilities, but I think it’s at least one thing that is covered by what you are talking about.

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      […] Europe is on the correct path imo in holding those who profit from disinformation accountable. […]

      I’m unfamiliar with those specific laws. Could you cite what your referring to for my reference?