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URGENT: We’re one bad D.C. deal away from the era of online government censorship. (www.fire.org)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] -4 points 5 months ago (10 children)

You are failing to draw a distinction between the 1st amendment and the concept of free speech.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (9 children)

    There is no single "concept" of free speech.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    Smokescreen. My point is that whatever "free speech" means, it's not limited to the scope of what's protected by the US Constitution.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    But this is about US companies and US law, not hypothetical philosophy.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    No it isn't. It's about Reddit. Read up the chain.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (5 children)

    Yeah Reddit the private US company that is not beholden to preserving your free speech. That's the context. Are you functionally illiterate and cannot infer the meaning unless explicitly stated?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    Not legally beholden. You realize that speech can be free or not outside of the context of the Constitution, yes? Like "free" and "speech" are just common nouns that can be used in other ways. You dumb motherfucker.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Can be. Isn't in this context though, it's about reddit having the legal right to ban your account.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Re-read the entire chain, their legal right to do it was only mentioned in your head

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Ooh, you mean this part?

    slow your roll. getting kicked off Reddit, a private entity, is not a violation of your free speech. having FBI agents show up at your door asking threatening questions about your Reddit history is.

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