For worldbuilding, should Kiwi Farms be banned?
In my fictional country, my character banned Kiwi Farms, but someone said that it would mean she hated free speech.
She doesn’t want harassment to occur in her country: for her citizens to harass others or become victims/“lolcows”.
I know it’s my world, but I need some advice.
Should kiwi farms be banned in the real world? Yes obviously. And whoever was concern trolling about free speech at you can be safely ignored. In fiction? It comes down to an artistic judgment call that only you can make. Does it establish something important about this character or the situation she's in? Is this the most elegant way of establishing that thing? Does your entire audience know what kiwi farms is already or would you have to explain that first?
Fuck free speech.
Why would someone enjoy the idea of people being able to harass others on sites like Kiwi Farms? I wonder if the person who said that themselves is a member.
Thanks, she'll be ok with social media but not ones like Kiwi Farms or free speech absolutism.
Free speech isn't absolute even in the U.S. in both political and private spheres.
Stuff such as " obscenity, fraud, child pornography, speech integral to illegal conduct, speech that incites imminent lawless action, speech that violates intellectual property law, true threats, false statements of fact, and commercial speech such as advertising. " are all things that aren't protected in the U.S.
Quite frankly people who whine the loaded about being free speech absolutists are the ones most likely to want to say heinous shit without consequences for their actions.
kiwi farms should exist but only so all its members can be swiftly put to death