I see the point you're making. If we deconstruct the whole matter and look at it from an existential point of view, humans are incredibly constrained in their f

I see the point you're making. If we deconstruct the whole matter and look at it from an existential point of view, humans are incredibly constrained in their freedoms by the nature of our existence. In a fundamental way, our language and culture predetermines what we can think and how we think, and our environment is probably a bigger impediment to freedom of speech and thought than anything else. But from a policy perspective on the ground, I think the ideal of freedom of speech should eclipse the concerns of private platforms wherever possible. But this is not to say we should not police the boundaries of free speech. In fact, if we had a more strict enforcement policy about unprotected speech like direct threats (such as L. Lin Wood's declaration that people should execute Mike Pence by firing squad [0]), we might not need these platform interventions at all. [0]: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/secret-service-says-it-s-aware-of-threats-made-by-lin-wood/ar-BB1cCeIx https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/secret-service-says-...