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[FYI] U.S. won't support Net "hate speech" ban



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U.S. won't support Net "hate speech" ban

By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
November 15, 2002, 9:47 AM PT

WASHINGTON--The Bush administration said on Friday that it will not
support a proposed treaty to restrict "hate speech" on the Internet.

Last week, the Council of Europe approved an addition to a
controversial computer crime treaty that would make it illegal to
distribute or publish anything online that "advocates, promotes or
incites hatred (or) discrimination."

The United States has supported the underlying treaty, which is
designed to encourage other countries to enact computer crime and
intellectual property laws, but opposes adding the "hate speech" ban.
The ban is titled an "Additional Protocol to the Convention on
Cybercrime."

"The important thing to realize is that the U.S. can't be a party to
any convention that abridges a constitutional protection," said Drew
Wade, a spokesman for the U.S. Justice Department.

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