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TIL that pro China talk is against freedom of speech, how ironic.

• it_learnses 9y ago
  did you even read the article? You're probably a Chinese shill too.
  • douche 9y ago
    @dang or @sctb accusing people of being shills is not ok, right?
    • grzm 9y ago
      'dang and 'sctb don't see everything. If you want to guarantee something is seen by them, contact them via the Contact link in the footer.
  • sctb 9y ago
    We've already asked you not to do this. We ban accounts that continue on, so please stop.
• hiddencost 9y ago
  "freedom of speech" refers to specific legal principles related to what kinds of reprisals the US federal government can take against you for speech (fun fact: there are types of speech which can send you to jail [0]). It has nothing to do with what kinds of actions society can take against you, or private citizens, or private institutions. This is an article about astroturfing. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exceptions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...
  • gruez 9y ago
    >"freedom of speech" refers to specific legal principles related to what kinds of reprisals the US federal government can take against you for speech Legally yes, but colloquially it includes non-governmental actions[1]. [1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/freedom_of_speech https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/freedom_of_speech