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Instagram blocked searches for #democrats and other political hashtags
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this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2025
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That's not what free speech is. Freedom of speech prevents the government stopping you speaking, not private organizations.
Ahh yes free speech invented by the American constitution. I forgot that its not a philosophical ideal how stupid of me to assume that.
Stfu
And yet, nobody who trumpets this as an issue really thinks hard about it as a philosophy. They just say stupid things like I am an absolutist, all speech should be free.
Then they turn around and complain about being defrauded lol.
That's the american legal version. If you think about the philosophical concept, it's waaaayyyy more broad than this.
There is no interpretation of "freedom of speech" that forces a 3rd party to amplify your voice.