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Facebook and YouTube are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election

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[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

What is disinformation but free speech by another name? And every American has the constitutional right to free speech regardless of how unhinged and divorced from reality that speech may be.

8 hrs later, an update:

I don't believe this. There are absolutely limits to free speech.

[–] winky88@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Much like screaming FIRE!! in a crowded venue, there has to be a limit on free speech, and that limit is typically when it causes harm to other people

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