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		raxxorraxor 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How each pillar of the First Amendment is under at... Not it is not and it is also contradicting the definition of freedom of speech, first sentence: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech "Consequences" are to be understood as sanctions or censorship, or does it mean something different to you? Then please elaborate. Doesn't make a popular XKCD wrong, but it makes some ideas rather stupid.

spiderfarmer 7 months ago [–]

Again, the First Amendment protects individuals from government censorship, not actions taken by private entities.

raxxorraxor 7 months ago | [–]

Yes, the first amendment is restricted to that, but you proposed some statement would be supportive of freedom of speech. But instead it is contradictory to the definition.

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