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> It would be like saying “Well, we sold all the parking meters in Chicago to foreigners (really, they did [1])”. Then that company decides to ban anyone who’s
by starwind 5y ago
> It would be like saying “Well, we sold all the parking meters in Chicago to foreigners (really, they did [1])”. Then that company decides to ban anyone who’s black from parking downtown.
Stopping black people from parking would basically eliminate access to downtown. A publisher/distributor (I think that line's a lot finer than you make it out to be, but whatever) refusing to publish content just means a writer has to find a different outlet for their media. They could, for instance, start their own website.
Part of free speech is the right to keep your mouth shut, so publishers have the right to not distribute material they don't agree with