Admin 1389 replies: There are already laws in the US and elsewhere that prohibit certain types of speech as a criminal offense, such as exposure of military secrets, child pornography, threats of death or bodily harm, or even fraudulent advertising; or that impose civil liability for certain types of speech, such as libel, slander, or invasion of privacy. When in doubt, I believe that we should err on the side of freedom of speech, and deal with the consequences (if any) without overreacting.

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I’ve posted that information here:

http://1389blog.com/2007/09/03/blog-censorship-update-9307/

I’ve also set up a category link to provide rolling updates on this issue. Clicking on this link will show all articles in this category, starting with the most recent:

http://1389blog.com/category/blog-censorship/

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Thanks to everyone who has helped with this!

That said, the example you gave is no excuse for categorizing Atlas Shrugs as Violence/Hate/Racism. If anything, it’s an acknowledgement of, and an expression of frustration with, the ongoing jihadist violence in that part of the world.

I might have expected them to categorize Atlas Shrugs for containing vulgar language. Even so, what is the justification for the whole idea of blacklisting a blog that contains political speech, just because it also contains swear words, in what is supposed to be a free society?