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The idea of suing a website might seem abhorrent to advocates of free speech on the internet, but maybe one case shows that it can be justified?
Whitefish Woman's Lawsuit Over 'Daily Stormer' Harassment Proceeding
The Missoulian is reporting [archive] that a Whitefish woman's lawsuit against a Nazi website is going forward.
Montana Public Radio reports that Andrew Anglin, publisher of The Daily Stormer, is being sued by an individual the website targeted because of the mother of Richard Spencer:
The Daily Stormer called for readers to harass her and her family over her dealings with the mother of white nationalist Richard Spencer.
Image of part of the complaint (PDF).
Northwestern Montana, however, has had some experience in dealing with neo-Nazis in the neighborhood.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Friday December 08 2017, @03:04PM (1 child)
And straw men are how people use false argumentation to advance agendas which shouldn't exist.
As in, I have not heard anyone suggest that filing a lawsuit against a website owner in and of itself as a threat against free speech. Or that free speech is a magic ticket protecting one from claims of harassment. The idea of a suit in this story isn't "abhorrent" to me, the way it would where lawsuits are used in SLAPP cases.
I agree with you that Y is the exception to X can be a justification for the death of liberty. It just isn't here, because to me the conditions set in the premise do not obtain. YMMV.
This sig for rent.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday December 08 2017, @06:00PM
As in, I have not heard anyone suggest that filing a lawsuit against a website owner in and of itself as a threat against free speech. Or that free speech is a magic ticket protecting one from claims of harassment
Are we reading the same thread?