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Could you please point out where in the "free speech absolutism" the push vs. pull nuance comes in? That's the whole point of absolutism, you have to get rid of
by polygamous_bat 4y ago
Could you please point out where in the "free speech absolutism" the push vs. pull nuance comes in? That's the whole point of absolutism, you have to get rid of the nuance.
And just on this very website I have been told by very vocal Elon fanboys that "you either support free speech or you don't, no halfway points about it" when I tried to explain why banning/muting hateful rhetoric may be necessary in a social media.
- gfodor 4y agoI was responding to what you wrote in your post. With regards to free speech principles, I think the question you are asking is if the rule against this kind of thing in the Twitter rules is in conflict with the principle of free speech. (Specifically broadcasting location data about an individual.) Free speech absolutism has always been a fake frame since it is actually “legal speech absolutism” even according to Musk. I didn’t say anything about absolutism - my take on free speech is that “doxxing” speech like the GPS coordinates of an individual, particularly when it is not newsworthy or connected to current events, doesn’t do anything to contribute to the marketplace of ideas beyond increasing personal risk to that person, and therefore is under motivated from the perspective of the principle of free speech.