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Does Starbucks let random people come in and shout about some things, but not other things? Do they let anyone write on their blackboard at all? No. These are n
by saurik 4y ago
Does Starbucks let random people come in and shout about some things, but not other things? Do they let anyone write on their blackboard at all? No. These are not things you can do in a Starbucks, because there are rules and they apply to everyone the same regardless of the content of their message or the thought they are wanting to express: sometimes you don't get to talk to other people in the way you want, and that's fine.
However, if I come to a Starbucks and I start having a conversation about something in a quiet voice similar to what is allowed of any other person at Starbucks--maybe because I am on a date with another guy--I certainly do not believe that the people who run the Starbucks should decide they will refuse to serve me or allow me to talk about our date with each other because they disagree with us being homosexual.
You are correct that the right to freedom of speech is not the same thing as a right to be heard by the people you want to talk at, regardless of whether they want to hear you or not... but that isn't what is in question here: people are being entirely banned from platforms such that even their explicit followers can't access their content, and messages with certain forms of content that are merely being sent between small groups of people are being "moderated" out of existence.