Pakistan Demands Google Take Down Petition For Academic Freedom... Saying It Represents Hate Speech

Pakistan Demands Google Take Down Petition For Academic Freedom... Saying It Represents Hate Speech

5 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190111/16044241379/pakistan-demands-google-take-down-petition-academic-freedom-saying-it-represents-hate-speech.shtml

While it's understandable (these days especially) that some are concerned about what they refer to as "hate speech," it's worth reminding people (as we've done for years) that laws against hate speech are almost universally used by governments to punish people they don't like, rather than to protect those who most people normally consider the targets of hate speech.

Take this latest example, highlighted by FIRE, concerning an attempt by Pakistan to censor an online petition for academic freedom, claiming that it was hate speech.

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