> I think we're all in agreement that if the KKK signed up and wanted to use our software to organize clan rallies we would not be willing to foster hate speech

> I think we're all in agreement that if the KKK signed up and wanted to use our software to organize clan rallies we would not be willing to foster hate speech. I think you might actually have a problem with that one, too, unless you have a policy in place that defines hate speech and that it's not allowed on your platform. Even the KKK has freedom of speech, and there isn't an actual law about "hate speech,"[2] and the ACLU routinely goes to bat for the KKK and Nazis to protect their freedom of speech, as well as yours and mine, even though we might not agree with everyone's speech[1]. > The United States does not have hate speech laws, since American courts have repeatedly ruled that laws criminalizing hate speech violate the guarantee to freedom of speech contained in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[8] There are several categories of speech that are not protected by the First Amendment, such as speech that calls for imminent violence upon a person or group. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that hate speech is not one of these categories.[92][not in citation given] Court rulings often must be reexamined to ensure the U.S. Constitution is being upheld in the ruling on whether or not the words count as a violation[2] There were actually 2 cases about bakers refusing to sell their services to people based on sexual orientation, with 2 different outcomes because the reasons were different. In one case, they had a stated policy against derogatory language/images > In the first case, the baker refused service to a customer who wanted her to bake a cake with anti-gay Bible verses on it. The customer argued that he was discriminated against because of his religious beliefs. But the court ruled that this was not discrimination because the baker had a consistent policy of refusing to create cakes that used derogatory language or imagery.[3a] > In the second case, a baker refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, saying that it violated his religious beliefs. The court held the baker liable, saying that his reason was just a pretext for discriminating against gays.[3b] [1] https://www.aclu.org/other/freedom-expression-aclu-position-paper https://www.aclu.org/other/freedom-expression-aclu-position-... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#United_States [3] https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/the-right-to-refuse-service-can-a-business-refuse-service-to-someone-because-of-appearance https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/the-right-to-refuse-servi...