freedom of speech my ass
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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - 1 year ago (3 children)
You don't understand what constitutional freedom of speech is protecting. It means it isn't illegal to call someone a faggot, not that a private company can't do whatever they want on their own site in terms of policing speech. It means the government can't stop you from saying it
[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 1 year ago (2 children)
This is the Founding Fathers we're talking about. It's not any sort of stretch to think they considered the right to say nigger to be more important than the right to bear arms.
[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - 1 year ago (1 child)
Yes, this is clearly protected under the constitution, but they were also very specific about the government not being able to restrict your speech, and clearly does not apply to corporate censorship, as these platforms are considered private property. I.E. if I make my own website, it's my property and I could censor you on it
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Clearly what this means is that we need to nationalize Google and Facebook.
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