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Free speech is freedom from government censorship. A private company is not obligated to host your filth.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Free speech is freedom from government censorship. A private company is not obligated to host your filth.
- lingben 11y agoAnd yet they do, check out /r/GasTheKikes or /r/coontown or many other examples
- chazu 11y agoFree speech also refers to a closely-held cultural value in the US, that is to say the respect for private citizens to hold and espouse beliefs which others find distasteful or offensive. Saying "free speech only refers to the government censoring you" (at least in the context of America) is like saying that American society and culture consist _solely_ of the official bureaucratic proceedings of its constituent governmental bodies. In other words, its intellectually dishonest.
- s73v3r 11y agoNo, it isn't. Further, why is the company obligated to associate themselves with your filth? Do they not have the right to not be associated with it?