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insomniasexx  ·  4051 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Should you go to jail for posting video of a real murder?

I don't think the government should step in here either. It's gross and disgusting and exploitative and I hate it.

But that's life. People do shit we hate. But someone, somewhere making a overreaching law in response to this is much more dangerous.

Should his hosting company have a problem with him? Maybe. Should he lose ad dollars because of his content? Yes. Should the hosts he hosts his videos ban him? Sure. Should he be fearful of other individuals attacking him, online or in real life? Sure. That's life. You do something that in morally inexcusable you should look over your shoulder.

But should the government step in? I don't think so. Any law passed to prevent this shit will be used in a completely different way to fuck someone over in the future. The most valuable thing about the internet is it is free. It isn't regulated (too much / yet) and government is playing catch up. It's going to be a pity where we have 10k pages of laws on what we can and can't do online because of one-off situations.