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You're talking the US first amendment and how freedom of speech relates to governments, but that's only a limited subset of the general concept of free speech.
by Tenobrus 4y ago
You're talking the US first amendment and how freedom of speech relates to governments, but that's only a limited subset of the general concept of free speech. Obviously discussions around platforms involve more complexity, but for example if AT&T started refusing to send my texts based on what kinds of ideas I was arguing for then this is a serious attempt to limit speech and discussion which is morally incorrect, regardless of legalities.
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- 29083011397778 4y agoLooking back, I've had issues with Facebook not sending some messages. One attempt with a torrent site, and one sending a .exe file. The difference with your example is AT&T is America-only, while Facebook is a behemoth that enforces their morals world-wide. Can .exe files be dangerous? Yes. So inform or warn users, instead of silently failing.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoI believe such actions are to let robots think they have succeeded. If you want to send an exe you can 7zip it up and put a password on it. Sure it's a little inconvenient but it's an option.
- throwayyy479087 4y agoThis keeps getting forgotten - Freedom of Speech is a principle and not just an amendment.