I think Cardiff Metropolitan University got the idea from race hustlers some years ago. They had a long list of phrases that were deemed politically incorrect. Phrases like blacklist, black market, black sheep, black magic, and so on.
When dirty little do-gooders can tell you what you cannot say, it will not be long before they tell you what you must say.
Communist governments, theocracies, dictatorships, etc. simply disallow criticism. Two countries, the UK and the U.S.A., bragged the longest and the loudest about freedom of speech now appear to be heading towards eliminating it. Admittedly:
â. . . the âleft coastâ and the land of âfruits and nuts,â. . .â
is not the U.S.A., but 99 percent of the filth dumped on his country in recent decades originated with one judge in one state court before the federal government forced it on the entire country:
But now comes a whole new level of government intervention.
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âIt is unlawful for a person to knowingly and willingly make, publish or circulate on an Internet Web site, or cause to be made, published, or circulated in any writing posted on an Internet Web site, a false or deceptive statement designed to influence the vote on either of the following: Any issue submitted to voters at an election. Any candidate for election to public office.â
The blogger said the law would make opinions and misinterpretations of ballot measures or a candidatesâ political stances illegal acts.
âIf anything in the original post hints of political leaning, it can be construed as âdesigned to influence the vote,â which would make most heated political discussions a breeding ground for criminal communications.â
California considers criminalizing 'deceptive' political statements
Posted By Bob Unruh On 03/23/2017 @ 8:08 pm
Since the California Political Cyberfraud Abatement Act, is aimed at written speech it will not be long before Democrats find a judge who criminalizes vowels. Try writing political speech without using â a â e â i â o â u.
I do not know how the education industry will react to an intrusion on their domain, but if my prediction is correct the Supreme Court will give Democrats everything they have been after since the day the Internet extended freedom of the speech to the written word for everybody instead of restricting it to the people who own the printing presses:
Get a bet down on this one. If passed in NY, 5323 will make it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Regardless of which way the Nifty Nine leans on other issues they will uphold 5323 for one reason above all others. Freedom of speech on the Internet is specifically the High Courtâs enemy more than it is the enemy of the entire federal government and the media.
Finally, televisionâs talking heads do the governmentâs dirty business with their voices. I assume they will continue to use vowels without fear of punishment.
I think Cardiff Metropolitan University got the idea from race hustlers some years ago. They had a long list of phrases that were deemed politically incorrect. Phrases like blacklist, black market, black sheep, black magic, and so on.
When dirty little do-gooders can tell you what you cannot say, it will not be long before they tell you what you must say.
A âfake newsâ ban in California, a proposed law that would make it illegal to share a âfalseâ story, has run into headwinds.
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Word of the change in plans came from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which said, âMemo to California Assemblyman Ed Chau: you canât fight fake news with a bad law.â
Update on this....AB 35 will be considered by its first policy committee in March 2021...
On December 7, the first day of the California Legislatureâs 2021-22 Session, Assembly Member Ed Chau introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 35, which would require disclosure of social media policies. AB 35 would add Chapter 22.4 (commencing with Section 22595) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code.
AB 35 would require a person that operates a social media platform to disclose whether or not that social media platform has a policy or mechanism in place to address the spread of misinformation. AB 35 would require the disclosure to be made easily accessible on the social media platformâs website and mobile application.
In addition, AB 35 would authorize the Attorney General or any district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney to enforce violations of its provisions and would subject a person to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the person is in violation of the billâs provisions.
Section One of the bill would add Chapter 22.4 (commencing with Section 22595) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code. Chapter 22.4 would be titled âfalse information.â Section 22595 would require a social media platform to disclose whether or not it has a policy or mechanism in place to address the spread of misinformation with respect to, at a minimum, all of the following...
