If it's a background virtue, as it was made to be on Reddit (users had to dig up the commments by admins saying it would be a 'bastion of free speech'), does th

If it's a background virtue, as it was made to be on Reddit (users had to dig up the commments by admins saying it would be a 'bastion of free speech'), does that not lead to the principles being forgotten, and a revolution to move to another service? If it's a background virtue it means it's not important, and if it's not important, then it won't be followed up when the pressure is put on. Some communities founded on principles of free speech (though not wholly operating that way as such) have turned out fine; certain boards on 8chan are ripe with intelligent and informing discussion, with a very strong undercurrent of free speech and against censorship.