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This is not at all censorship. Daily reminder: https://xkcd.com/1357/ https://xkcd.com/1357/

• molecule 11y ago
  This comment seems to be a misconception regarding a misconception: the cited xkcd addresses Freedom of Speech, not censorship. Censorship can be applied by any medium owner. E.g. if Y Combinator deletes comments or articles on Hacker News regarding a certain topic or from a specific user, without being or acquiescing to a government organization, it may still be reasonably said that they are censoring that topic or user. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
  • om2 11y ago
    The cited xkcd also does not do a good job of addressing freedom of speech. Many writers have used "free of speech" to refer to a broad social and cultural principle, not merely a legal doctrine, and defended it on grounds that apply just as much against private censorship and social ostracism as much as against government censorship. The idea that free speech is a concept that is applicable only to government restrictions is of fairly recent vintage, and historically was most used by libertarians rather than the progressives who more often promote it now. In summary, John Stuart Mill had much clearer and sounder ideas about free speech than Randall Munroe.
    • novembermike 11y ago
      The comic doesn't actually address freedom of speech, it addresses the First Amendment of the United States Constitution (and conflates it with free speech). The first is an amendment to a contract between the people of the United States and the government of the United States and the second is a philosophical principle. The concept of Free Speech did not start with the United States constitution and any reference to the First Amendment when referencing Free Speech kind of misses the point.
• mindslight 11y ago
  Cryptofascism: so hot right now.