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Exactly. Well said. This is exactly what the right went for when it attacked college campuses in the US during Trump 1 and called student and faculty protests against racist speech and speakers attacks on free speech. And this is exactly what has emboldened the far right.

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I think social signaling is something that can & does radiate beyond locality. Charlie Kirk is perhaps a good example. In a way, his advocacy for “bringing up tough topics” got him eyes & ears, like a preacher in a revival tent, that sought to break thru what normally would have been shut down

Please tell me nobody in the UK media is defending Nick Fuentes?

The trouble is that this is called a "chilling effect" by the same politicians when they are playing all brave and free speechy

But have you considered that some people get irate at having their racism and transphobia mildly tutted at? Better to burn everything down, rather than risk that

Given the effect of algorithms, I'm not sure "uncurated" is quite the right word. This is more about free speech absolutism versus maintaining a balance between competing sets of rights (and I realise I've already lost the room because that really isn't very snappy).

I don't know about curation. But the right to free expression is not unqualified.

International community needs to start enforcing red lines on human rights and international law. Pedos and war criminals and rich and corporations aren't held accountable for their actions. This is why we are where we are.

Freedom of speech is NOT freedom from judgment of the content of your speech.