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Originally Posted by FunkMasterFlame
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.
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Sharing of credit card info I for sure agree with should not be allowed, but sharing things like employer info, email is different. I mean, I don't see why the right to free speech should include anonymity. Even that first meme points out that ignorant free speech is harmful to the speaker as a reason for free speech, but that only works if the speaker is accountable and not anonymous.