>>I just believe in true and honest discourse and to let the idiots keep talking to be able to show how stupid they are. When it is just idiots, fine. The pro

>>I just believe in true and honest discourse and to let the idiots keep talking to be able to show how stupid they are. When it is just idiots, fine. The problem is when it goes beyond idiocy and into dishonest discussion, spreading lies, and state actors weaponizing dezinformatsiya, and such lies being spread either directly by state actors, by their compromised assets, or merely manipulated Useful Idiots. At that point, it is beyond the question of Free Speech and into yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. It is already getting people killed, undermining democratic institutions around the world, and deplatforming is the least we can do to protect the society. There is also the paradox of intolerance. If the intolerant people are allowed free speech, they will not tolerate anyone else's free speech, and will bring the end of free speech. Being absolutist about rules (e.g., absolute free speech for everyone) makes it easy to think about, but reality is messier than that, and we need to deal with the complexity.