Again, "free speech* doesn’t apply to what companies allow on their platforms.
I listed examples of harmful speech, literally one sentence after the phrase “harmful speech”.
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JasSmith@kbin.social 1 year agoYou’re confusing the U.S. Constitution with free speech. The Constitution only prospects some kinds of free speech, and only for American citizens. I’m not American. Most people are not America. Surely you realise there are many others countries out there, and other kinds of speech?
You say “harmful” speech has not place in the public square. Who adjudicates that? Right now it’s Elon Musk. Are you really happy with that?
Again, "free speech* doesn’t apply to what companies allow on their platforms.
I listed examples of harmful speech, literally one sentence after the phrase “harmful speech”.
The constitution is there to protect us from the government. Other laws are there to protect us from each other.
thisisawayoflife@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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.