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2024-05-14 19:46:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 75F767900C2A33255BFB9966E8F6845E9D97E18D8753B5D82BE8448172B892BE
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People campaigning for more censorship were warned repeatedly, over many years, that censorship and "hate speech" laws always end up hurting minorities most - but they pressed ahead anyway: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/21/left-silences-right-right-silences-left-but-censorship-stops-us-pushing-for-change The first person ever prosecuted for using the 'coconut' slur was a black woman: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jun/28/councillor-court-coconut-jibe-bristol
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