• dmonzel@lemmy.world
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    1. “Free speech” refers to the government, not private companies.
    2. There is some speech that has no place in the public square. Hate speech, threats, and harmful conspiracies, as examples.
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      1 year ago

      That’s the “American and legal” version of free speech. Was there no free speech before they wrote the constitution?

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      You’re confusing the U.S. Constitution with free speech. The Constitution only protects some kinds of speech, and only for American citizens. I’m not American. Most people are not American. Surely you realise there are many others countries out there, and other kinds of speech?

      You say “harmful” speech has no place in the public square. Who adjudicates that? Right now it’s Elon Musk. Are you really happy with that?

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        What government purchased X? Surely you’re mistaking that with a private entity purchasing it. No part of X is public, it is and has always been a private site with membership requirements.

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        Again, “free speech” doesn’t apply to what companies allow on their platforms.

        I listed examples of harmful speech.