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2024-05-15 00:12:19 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EF22D0934A21093DA22DA9000A6C87E12B3CE40C308E128374456E7A7AC9D29D
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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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