I have not yet concluded whether I believe in free speech without limits, but I can at least say with confidence the following:
- Freedom of speech is of extremely high importance for any free society and should not be taken for granted
- Removing it in any capacity should be done with extreme care and free of any bias one way or another, with a lot of thought put into any future consequences
- Speech without a platform isn't speech at all
- Private companies' interest should have little, if any, control over the ability of the public to speak
- Just because a private company is legally allowed to do something, doesn't mean they should
- The marketability of speech (for financially or politically) should have no bearing on whether it's allowed or good
I don't know if all of this is being upheld. I think a lot of interests are at play here. I have no easy answers or even recommendations other than that everyone think about what objective barometers they really think makes speech allowable or not.
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- Freedom of speech is of extremely high importance for any free society and should not be taken for granted
- Removing it in any capacity should be done with extreme care and free of any bias one way or another, with a lot of thought put into any future consequences
- Speech without a platform isn't speech at all
- Private companies' interest should have little, if any, control over the ability of the public to speak
- Just because a private company is legally allowed to do something, doesn't mean they should
- The marketability of speech (for financially or politically) should have no bearing on whether it's allowed or good
I don't know if all of this is being upheld. I think a lot of interests are at play here. I have no easy answers or even recommendations other than that everyone think about what objective barometers they really think makes speech allowable or not.
(Edit: list rendered real bad)