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Thanks for the provocative questions, John.
In the USA there is an excellent organization, FIRE, (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) that promotes free speech on college campuses.
In this short essay, they explain the differences between degrees of incitement and hate speech and what is protected in the USA: thefire.org/research-le…
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Thanks for the provocative questions, John.
In the USA there is an excellent organization, FIRE, (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) that promotes free speech on college campuses.
In this short essay, they explain the differences between degrees of incitement and hate speech and what is protected in the USA: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/unprotected-speech-synopsis
Does this answer every possible nuance? No but in the the world of form nothing can.
In the USA this type of bill, at least for now, would be soundly rejected: https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/09/labors-misinformation-bill-an-egregious-attack-on-free-speech/
Thanks for the links! The one for thefire.org link needs one last letter: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/unprotected-speech-synopsis
Thank you! I've corrected the link.