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“Free speech” laws only apply to government restrictions on speech.

• dude187 5y ago
  Except that the only reason that these large platforms can sustainably exist, is government granted immunity from the content posted to them as a common carrier. Currently they're trying to have it both ways, where they can both be immune from any liability from bad content that gets uploaded, while selectively censoring whatever content they don't like. It's not like the government doesn't play a role. These platforms can only exist because of government protections, and those protections should come with protections to the public against censorship.
• _dain_ 5y ago
  In your country, perhaps. I am sick of this narrow American corporatist view that is unthinkingly applied to the whole world. Do you ever imagine how unnerving it would be, if 99% of all online discourse in your country took place on platforms owned by foreign corporations?
  • garmaine 5y ago
    I’m replying to a comment that said, I quote, “but in the US there are free speech laws.” Given that context, I thought it was clear I was talking about the nature of free speech laws in the USA.