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> Child abuse is a physical act and isn't speech.

I say movies of such acts. That's not the act itself. See Japan where comics that show sexual abuse of "young looking individuals" are freely distributed.

> These are all different things with their own problems.

> You're mixing up a lot of things.

No, they are all current limitations to free speech encoded in law. I mean to say (please re-read my comment) that "true free speech" already does not exist (just like "truly free markets" dont).

> Recruitment and instructional videos are speech.

Try massively sharing those to the wider public: I'm curious how long you stay free or your endeavors remain uninterrupted. Lol.



> See Japan where comics that show sexual abuse of "young looking individuals" are freely distributed.

https://myanimelist.net/manga/127513/Dansei_Kyoufushou_Datta...

A manga that depicts serious child abuse that turned the author into a porn star. It's written by herself. Maybe she shouldn't be allowed to express herself and hide it. We can all then live a happy fantasy where everyone is a good person in any depiction.

My first thought when reading the manga, how can we stop this?

Suffice to say, I didn't enjoy it one bit but I never thought this should be censored.

There are many similar manga that depicts all sorts of stuff. Some of them written by the people which were unfortunate.

It's also evident you don't care about the medium because you used the word comic.

Censorship of evil acts was rampant in the history. People didn't want to admit what others were doing. There are broader issues if people are pushed to the extreme by media. Why would someone join a terrorist group after watching one of their videos? There must be something else causing the problem. The videos are a symptom, not a cause.

Last, I have consumed media of both your examples. It didn't turn me into a child abuser or a terrorist. I want to help make world a safer place for children and terrorism free more than before. I want to stop it so it stops get depicted on its own.


Interesting. So having a official terrorist recruitment offices in your town should be legal? (basically this is what the KKK is to me)

I dont think so.

> A manga that depicts serious child abuse that turned the author into a porn star. It's written by herself.

I dont know if the piece was inciting violence against children. I think it does not, and if it would it'd be censored. Rightfully, imho.


Incitement of violence and abuse is already illegal. I am not sure what your point is then. Your first comment paints a broad stroke. Please be more concise when talking about censoring heavy handed topics because otherwise you may be causing a chilling effect.

And your example is not speech.




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