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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Ah, okay. Still doesn't seem like it's actually that concrete though. There's always need for interpretation, especially in a modern context where speech 'freely circulated through the press' no longer looks like it used to.
Also, as I pointed out before, platforms like YouTube aren't really open marketplaces of ideas. They actually do the opposite, and are more likely to create bubbles where people don't get exposed to the other side while becoming more and more extreme believers in one point of view.
And where would you draw the line between 'vigorous response' and doxing? It kind of seems like doxing is part of a vigorous response.
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A vigorous response is what I would say is happening in this thread. We are having a mostly civil debate about a subject that is controversial.
Posting peoples personal information such as home address, phone numbers, personal emails, employer information or credit cards with the intention that someone else will see it and steal, harass, send death threats, have them fired, or actually assault them is a crime and should be treated as such.
I agree there will always be a need for interpretation though. The world is not black and white and there will always be shades of grey when it comes to speech, which is why I'm so firm in my belief that a fully public debate is better than censorship and silencing.
Here are some random free speech memes I'm going to spam you all with now.