Hi Phuks, how's everyone doing? I'm curious about so called "free speech" platforms, and why some thrive and others fail. Why are some toxic and others are wholesome? I'm not sure about Phuks' stance on free speech, but Lemmy and Raddle are pretty safe. If Phuks does support free speech to the whole extent, how come it seems less toxic than other alternatives?
I think "hate speech" refers to racial, homophobic, transphobic, or any ableist language.
So there are obviously a set of words where most people would generally agree as terms covered under "hate speech", regardless of whether or not the context is malicious or based in hate/anger.
However the issue is that what is considered "hate speech" by platforms is never explicitly defined (nobody ever gives users a full list of terms and specific usage guidelines from which concrete rules can be developed) and are usually moving goalposts based on what is in vogue and who has complained the loudest most recently.
>I think "hate speech" refers to racial, homophobic, transphobic, or any ableist language.
So there are obviously a set of words where most people would generally agree as terms covered under "hate speech", regardless of whether or not the context is malicious or based in hate/anger.
However the issue is that what is considered "hate speech" by platforms is never explicitly defined (nobody ever gives users a full list of terms and specific usage guidelines from which concrete rules can be developed) and are usually moving goalposts based on what is in vogue and who has complained the loudest most recently.
I think "hate speech" refers to racial, homophobic, transphobic, or any ableist language.