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Spam is not speech. You haven't found a gotcha in the argument. Spam is a form of harrassment. If it's an attack, harrassment, violence, an initiation of forc
by adventured 4y ago
Spam is not speech. You haven't found a gotcha in the argument.
Spam is a form of harrassment.
If it's an attack, harrassment, violence, an initiation of force, etc. then it isn't speech. Which is why yelling "FIRE!" in a crowded theater is also not speech (despite people also thinking that's another gotcha example to free speech), it's an act of violence or attempted violence. Free speech doesn't exist in the context of violence being applied or threatened, an actor is not free if they're being threatened or attacked, they're under duress, which is a particular impingement of the mind.
> So it is censorship. We just all agree it's a good thing.
It's not censorship.
- chrisoverzero 4y ago> Which is why yelling "FIRE!" in a crowded theater is also not speech (despite people also thinking that's another gotcha example to free speech) Next, you’ll be telling us that it’s OK for the government to arrest socialists for passing out anti-war flyers.
- ueid-max 4y ago[flagged]
- insanitybit 4y agoI think you're confusing speech with protected speech. Those are all examples of speech, they are just not protected.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]