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What will you do about hate speech, which isn't technically illegal?

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Yes, hate speech is technically not illegal, and as a 100% advocate for “freedom of speech” I believe that if we begin to decide on what is and what is not allowed to say, then the concept of your “opinion” is compromised. HOWEVER, and this is a big however, there is line that can he crossed. I believe that if someone says “John doe sucks and I hate him,” then it’s completely fine. It’s his, or her, or their opinion. But if someone else says “ John Doe sucks and needs to be killed. We need to kill him,” that’s not ok. There is a fine line between your opinion and inciting terrorism and calling to action completely horrific acts of violence. This is also the same for cyber bullying, and that is also a very sensitive topic. There are so many other edge cases that stand on that line. I and the CAVI team will try to ride this line forever. Will it offend some people, yes, but we will never block/censor/change any of our algorithms because someone has a different opinion than someone else.

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