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No, you don't want complete and total free speech. Trust me.

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No, you don't want complete and total free speech. Trust me.

Have you ever actually seen what happens when platforms become complete and total free-for-alls?

Parker Molloy
Apr 27, 2022
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Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about “free speech.” With news that petulant man-child and richest man on the planet Elon Musk is planning to purchase Twitter, take the company private, and turn it into a haven for “free speech.” Sounds good, right? We all love free speech, yeah? Yeah.

So what’s the problem? Well, “free speech,” as a concept and not n…

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