> Now private entities aren't aligning with a lot of people and they're shocked that corporations aren't the free speech utopia that they once thought. I've wo

> Now private entities aren't aligning with a lot of people and they're shocked that corporations aren't the free speech utopia that they once thought. I've worked at some of these companies so I can give you an insider perspective, because what you're saying isn't an accurate reflection of history. Maybe the internet wasn't a "Utopia" but compared to what it is now it certainly was. In the tech community 5-10 years ago, all of us working for these larger platforms used to pride ourselves upholding free speech as a core value. At that time the only content banned were threats, copyright violations, child pornography, etc. Only after the 2016 election rolled around did everything change. The problem is that it's an incredibly slippery slope and once you start compromising your moral compass for "the right reasons", it quickly snowballs into something much worse than anticipated.