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"Squashing free speech in effect is dangerous" Sure, but limiting speech in your private forum isn't squashing free speech. Unless your definition of free spe
by ucaetano 8y ago
"Squashing free speech in effect is dangerous"
Sure, but limiting speech in your private forum isn't squashing free speech.
Unless your definition of free speech is being able to say whatever you want whenever and wherever you want with absolutely no consequences from anyone.
Not inviting a friend for lunch because of their annoying Taylor Swift obsession is, by that definition, squashing free speech.
- stcredzero 8y agoSure, but limiting speech in your private forum isn't squashing free speech. Unless you have effective monopoly control over what constitutes the only viable platform for a particular medium. It's entirely disingenuous to claim that YouTube is now simply a "private forum." What if Amazon declared that black people couldn't sell on their "private" infrastructure. Would that really seem fair? Not inviting a friend for lunch because of their annoying Taylor Swift obsession is, by that definition, squashing free speech. No, the proper analogy would be the de-platforming and demonetization of Taylor Swift and her fandom through underhanded and non-transparent means.