EU Moving to Ban Online Hate Speech

WED Fan writes "Several members of the EU Parliament are moving to ban online hate speech. 'The draft of the declaration, which heise online has seen, calls on providers in somewhat vague language to make provisions against "hate pages" part of their standard terms and conditions.'"

Finally

[zantolak]

At last, freedom from speech!

I hate this ban

[EntropyXP]

*BANNED*

wait a minute

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought Europe was a bastion of freedom and civil rights. Oh wait, it isn't that at all.

Re:Yeah, and...

[harrkev]

...How long before the definition of "hate" is expanded to speech politicians don't like?

The logical error in your statement is that you assume that there will be some period of time where this WON'T happen.

Hate speech

[Arthur B.]

You hateful hating haters, I hate you with hatred!

Rights disappear whenever people stop using them. So I suggest we let go on the hate speech in this specific thread and have a hateful conversation (you fucking nerdy retards)

Re:Yeah, and...

[iminplaya]

but our founding fathers got a few things right.

But our new step daddy is out to take care of that.

Re:it's "speech," dammit!

[lordholm]

Sorry, but nazis are banned, it does not matter whether you are a real nazi or a grammar / spelling nazi, the law is blind you know. I have just called Europol to report your transgressions, have a nice day!!!

Re:wait a minute

[Anonymous Coward]

European youths taking more of an interest in weaponry would be a good step

Yeah, like the American-bred youth in Virginia Tech and in Iraq.

Slipperly slope? This is a pit of misery.

[fyngyrz]

I'd just like to say that I HATE the EU for doing this.

Re:Slipperly slope? This is a pit of misery.

[renegadesx]

And I got modded flamebait? You pot of racist misery should be banned from the Internet, the govt says so

Re:I LOL'ed

[throup]

You're also confusing being at war with others and being at war with your fellow man.

So we have finally reached the age of intergalactic war, have we? Or has the US declared a war on snails?