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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hmmm, maybe if that bottle of sugar is undermining democracy it shouldn't be allowed. A democracy needs to protect itself from itself

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Democracy needs to protect free speech. Part of that is keeping the information "playground" equal and fair. Fighting disinformation and protecting access to the press is important for that.

A well informed population is vital to prevent the masses from being dragged along by some rich guy just buying a common social media platform

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

100%, that's always been the case since the printing press was invented, but at some point you need to know that hate speech isn't free speech

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"free spend" is that a typo or a term I do not know?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

That's free speech in USian, thanks to Citizens United.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Never heard of m

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Thank you for clarifying! And yes, you're absolutely right. Freedom to speak for what you stand for doesn't mean you're free to speak like an #######.

Although I can see how some people find that confusing