Punters Politics

Why Hate Speech Laws Won't Stop Violence, My Instagram Pile-On & The Sticky Bandits Strike Again

Punters Politics

Show Notes

This week, we unpack why Australia's rushed hate speech laws won't actually stop violence, break down the anatomy of an Instagram pile-on when Konrad copped it from the bot army for not posting fast enough, and celebrate the return of the sticky bandits who've been absolutely relentless during our government-mandated break. Why Hate Speech Laws Miss the Point (And Make Things Worse) Konrad sits down with Tim Roberts from the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties to expose why the federal government's vague, minister-empowered hate speech laws won't prevent another Bondi & why suppressing speech doesn't eliminate hate Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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