Questions tagged [freedom-of-speech]
The right to communicate without fear of government sanction or censorship. While this right is implied in some countries, it may not be explicit in all of them. For the U.S. see also "first-amendment" tag.
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Is there an example of someone trying to incite violence being found innocent because the speech was too ineffectual to pass the Brandenburg test?
As I understand it the Brandenburg test for deciding if speech is protected has two parts:
The speech is “directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action,” AND
The speech is “likely to ...
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At what point can the government limit your 1st amendment right to free speech?
Bill is a retired U.S. naval intelligence officer. He is very knowledgeable on the history of U.S. government oppression and state sponsored terrorism. He likes to spend his free time walking around ...
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Can an individual be held responsible if their code is used maliciously?
For a while now, I have been interested in viruses, backdoors, etc. As a result, I've started to tinker around with techniques on how to go undetectable for educational/personal purposes. I'd like to ...
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What are the actual new provisions that have outlawed using megaphones in protests or political demonstrations?
Newly passed legislation has caused certain political demonstrators to get done for demonstrating with amplified megaphones where they were completely allowed to do so in the past. What specifically ...
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How far does a boycott need to go before it's considered illegal?
The story here is as follows:
The /tg/-goers among us may know it better, but several months ago, a small outfit called Postmortem Studios released a card game called "Gamergate: the Card Game.&...
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Did the Manchester consulate Hong Kong independence protestors commit a public order offence?
Protestors recently gathered outside the PRC consulate in Manchester raising a photoshopped portrait of President xi in a noose.
Would this have been tolerated had it been king Charles outside of ...
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Is a movie resonsible for damages caused to unintentional (but undeniable) likenesses?
Say that a huge blockbuster movie mentions a made-up phone number (xxx) xxx-xxxx for the serial killer villain. Except, it turns out that that phone number is real and points to an ordinary Joe. That ...
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What exactly is Contempt of Court Acts in 1971, in Indian law?
Recently some people are trying sue people who criticized Indian SC.
Plea seeks contempt of court proceedings against three for criticising
SC's comments
Read more here
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Is one legally entitled to hate members of a given religious sect, or to verbally declare that they do?
Presumably it is not legal to declare that they are scum, or worthless, or hellbound, etc. But is there not a fundamental difference when it comes to professing one's own personal sentiments?