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I don't know what anyone means by "free speech" sometimes.

Often I think it is just "I get to say what I want." but beyond that they've no idea.



In the literal sense, it would be banning zero content. Not even gory, adult-themed/non-family-friendly content. Personally, I'm all for that. You can't have good without bad. Giving more freedom means giving it to bad actors just as much as good actors. That's just something people can't seem to come to terms with.


I think the scale of automation and spam is far larger than any given individuals at a keyboard.

The "anything goes" forums are hardly the land of free speech and different views / ideas.


I left out the "spam" from my comment, because I agree, automated spam detracts from conversation. That's something I think 99% of people can agree on. But banning someone for mentioning firearms, or their skepticism of <insert-latest-corporate-media-push-here> is crazy to me. Same with people talking about their sexuality or whatever liberals do these days. Nobody gets banned for saying what's on their mind. And it's not the platform's job to prevent people from getting their feelings hurt.


This. I’m tired of this woke paternalism that’s infected modern social media.

Uncensored is the future, for everything.


Have you tried any of the forums or etc that are entirely un-moderated?


I visit several every day because I like my memes spicy, and I'm not afraid of new or controversial information. The super woke cultists and their narratives that dominate the mainstream ones quite frankly get repetitively boring and predictable after a while.

And yet I remain a lib left pot smoking hippy who wants Medicare for all, and minorities/gay folks to be as armed as they want to be.


Of course not officer. I would never venture out into such dangerous places.


Yes, the people who run these platforms don't have any idea what it means either.


I don't think they offer "free speech" it's just not what most any site offers.




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