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This is great, hate speech is all the opinions I don't like, right?

That's actually pretty well defined.

Public incitement to: Violence against groups/individuals, Hatred based on protected characteristics, Discrimination

Protected characteristics include: Race, Color, Religion, Descent, National/ethnic origin, Sexual orientation, Gender identity, Disability

Specific prohibited conduct: Publicly condoning/denying genocide, Publicly condoning/denying crimes against humanity , Public distribution of materials promoting hate, Using hate speech online/digital platforms

Can you please detail here why EU should be more lax on the points stated above?

because I've ran a team overseeing the moderation for 200k players in an online game, and the real issue is the application, not the word, of the law/rules.

You can copy, paste, write and say any number of smart words, but the real world is very messy. You quickly get something that is on the line, or that you misjudge because of your own biases.

I think that a minimal pair would be of interest

> Publicly condoning/denying genocide

Saying "X genocide did not happen" clearly falls under the rule.

But I wonder if saying "I think that X genocide did not happen", which is statement of opinion, would be considered by censors/moderators to be hate speech.

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