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False, Chomsky did originally grant permission for the essay to be used for any purpose. [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faurisson_affair https://en.wiki

• gizmo686 9y ago
  Since we are talking about it, here[0] is Chomsky's writing in question. I'll just leave the paragraph from wikipedia here: >Chomsky granted permission for the essay to be used for any purpose. Serge Thion and Pierre Guillaume then used it as a preface when publishing a book by Faurisson, without Chomsky's knowledge.[9] Later Chomsky requested that the essay not be used in this manner, since he believed the French intellectual community was so incapable of understanding freedom of speech that it would only confuse them further, but his request came too late for the book to be changed.[9] Chomsky subsequently said that asking for the preface to be removed is his one regret in the matter.[9] [0] https://chomsky.info/19801011/ https://chomsky.info/19801011/