m13Elon Musk will sue Australia for ordering X to remove a hateful post by an anti-trans activist
I’m not knowledgeable in Australian law. Would someone more well versed be able to hit me with a tldr of how this would work? Does Australia have “free speech” similar to what I understand as an American? Does the government there have the legal authority to make that sort of request? I’m not really worried about whether they should or shouldn’t have that authority, or the general ethics surrounding this,I just kind of want to know what the law says
Americans don’t even have free speech. They can only freely speak what is tolerated by the majority lol
I mean, you’re not going to get arrested for saying stupid shit but I will think you’re an asshole
Shouting “I’m going to kill the president of the United States” in front of the White House will not lead to you being arrested, provided you have zero intention to pull through with it? It is nothing but speech after all.
valaramechCorrect. Freedom of Speech does not imply freedom from consequence and only protects you from the government. The State can't tell you what you're allowed say and can't jail you for saying them (outside of a limited band of things that have been thoroughly litigated). However, that does nothing to modify the social contract. If you say something that most people don't like, they're going to get you to stop saying it one way or another.