Beto O'Rourke wants to ban internet forums hate speech

Who the hell cares what ROBERT FRANCIS wants? He's not going to be President.

 

That's exactly what they said about Trump.

O'Rourke's ideas might be a bit over-reach, but might also have some merit.

 

O'Rourke isn't a member here, so obviously can't answer. It's an idea he expressed, so it isn't like it's all hashed out and ready for a vote. And he doesn't seem to be the type to just do what he wants via Executive Order, if he became President. Perhaps some changes will evolve from these ideas, no matter who becomes our 46th president. It might not be so bad if some version of these ideas come to fruition. Why shouldn't webmasters be accountable in some fashion for the content on their sites?

 

Nothing to see here really, he's calling for TOS that most sane forums already have. I think we all have TOS that refuse to allow trolling, hate, racism, unlawful activities etc? And when this happens we or moderators take action to deal with it, so we are already holding ourselves accountable.

The notion that a site is "not responsible" for user content is largely a smoke screen created by $$$$$ making concerns for whom dealing with problems would cost money and therefore needs to be avoided unless legislation forces them to. But good communities DO care what is posted.

 

What would those be? Is it unreasonable to hold someone accountable for what they own, how it is used and, in most cases, how they make money off it? Since O'Rourke didn't offer specific details as to what these "constraints" would be, we don't know if any of them would be unrealistic.

 

They did say that about Trump... but I didn't.

My guess is that his definition would be "Anything that I, personally, disagree with or find offensive."

 

That's what's called contempt prior to investigation.

 

Could be rhetoric, there's a lot of that going around. But they've found a way to make bartenders and owners accountable for drunks; they have made it a crime to shout FIRE in crowded venues and there are already laws banning certain other forms of expression. So, there are a number of reasons this would happen, even if it's all watered down. Then some politician will also claim this would be a wonderful job creator - more law enforcement, more lawyers, more forum moderators.

 

Beto Potato won't win anything.

He's a complete moron.

 

Try to resist the urge to troll. If the conversation isn't exciting enough for you, find one that is.

 

Ban. This is how communist start their power over the state.

 

Maybe. I'm sure he can spell "hamburger" though.

 

It appears that the Left requires us to not use our 1st Amendment rights, to protect those rights. You know?