It is illegal in thirteen countries. The United States is not one of them. Holocaust denial is actually against the law in thirteen countries, and is said to represent a form of hatred and hate speech in general, that is simply not tolerated. But don’t worry all you haters, you are apparently just fine on Facebook.

While a big part of any social networking site is talking and building communities with like minded people, what happens when the line is crossed and those communities become offensive to others? Of course at that point we have people jumping in and yelling “Free Speech! I have my rights!” but is that really what our Amendment rights were put there for? To promote hate? Also, freedom of speech aside, what about that simple fact that they are breaking Terms of Service of these social networking sites? And it is being allowed to happen?

It would appear that not even the internet is free from the ever tightening boundaries of free speech. And I am not talking about terrorism plots, or speech which ‘incites racial hatred’. Oh no. It would appear that not even calling someone a ‘douchebag’ is ‘politically correct’. This follows the case of 16 year old more »