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heraldgeezeryesterday at 5:34 PM5 repliesview on HN

Ah so you love censorship when you agree with it?


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Sabinustoday at 3:03 AM

Is any time any person (or company) can't say whatever they like with no consequences censorship to you?

Are you a free speech absolutist? Is it free speech to falsely yell "Fire!" in a crowded theatre?

trial3yesterday at 5:41 PM

endlessly amusing to see people attempt paradox of tolerance gotchas decade after decade after decade. did you mean to post this on slashdot

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thranceyesterday at 5:46 PM

Free speech is a liberal value. Nazis don't get to hide behind it every time they're called out.

Larrikinyesterday at 5:40 PM

Helping prevent racism and Nazi propaganda at scale protects actual people.

Censoring tiananmen square or the January 6th insurrection just helps consolidate power for authoritarians to make people's lives worse.

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rebolekyesterday at 5:46 PM

That's not censorship, that's basic hygiene.

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