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What's "Free" About "Free Speech"?

What's "Free" About "Free Speech"?

Without being aware of it, we've privatized "free" speech in the form of digital monopolies.

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Sep 12, 2024
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Free speech is getting a lot of attention these days, so let's consider what's actually "free" about it and what's not "free." The general view seems to be that censorship is the threat to free speech, and that's certainly an issue. But that's not all that's going on in the realm of free speech.

Let's return to the pre-social-media days and consider what…

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