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icymist

(15,888 posts)
Sun May 28, 2023, 06:03 PM May 2023

Christian group sues to block law meant to combat online hate speech

An association of evangelical Christian media outlets is trying to block a California law meant to combat hate speech on social media platforms.

Religion News Service reports that the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) has joined other conservative websites and media figures in a lawsuit seeking to block California’s Assembly Bill 587, claiming that the law represses its members’ speech.

Signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) last September, A.B. 587 requires social media companies to publish their policies for removing hate speech, disinformation, extremism, harassment, and foreign political interference.

...Research has indicated that online hate speech has increased dramatically in recent years. A study released in January found that social media posts including hate speech increased by 67 percent between June 2019 and December 2020. Use of anti-LGBTQ+ slurs on Twitter rose from an average of 2,506 times per day to 3,964 times a day following Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform last year, according to findings from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Anti-Defamation League, and other digital safety groups.


https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/christian-group-sues-to-block-law-meant-to-combat-online-hate-speech/
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Christian group sues to block law meant to combat online hate speech (Original Post) icymist May 2023 OP
The evangelists/christians love hatred and persecution, it is lustful for them. They use religion as RKP5637 May 2023 #1
just let that sink in... sheshe2 May 2023 #2
Don't you know that when Christian groups spread hate it really means love? icymist May 2023 #3
Mmmm sheshe2 May 2023 #4
Absolutely should be done!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2023 #5

RKP5637

(67,031 posts)
1. The evangelists/christians love hatred and persecution, it is lustful for them. They use religion as
Sun May 28, 2023, 06:16 PM
May 2023

a cloak so they can use all the hatred and persecution they want. I don't trust them one bit, they are diabolical, demons from hell. Beware of false tongues. These are the people we were warned about a long time ago. They invoke the god word/Jesus and all of their crap and people back off. They are no more religious than a POS IMO.

sheshe2

(83,335 posts)
2. just let that sink in...
Sun May 28, 2023, 06:21 PM
May 2023
Christian group sues to block law meant to combat online hate speech


A "Christian" group wants free rein to promote hate. A "Christian" group.
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