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by StyloW 1981 days ago
Looks like your opinion is not extreme enough /s On a serious note, as found in the second paragraph about Freedom of Speech on Wikipedia

> The version of Article 19 in the ICCPR later amends this by stating that the exercise of these rights carries "special duties and responsibilities" and may "therefore be subject to certain restrictions" when necessary "[f]or respect of the rights or reputation of others" or "[f]or the protection of national security or of public order (order public), or of public health or morals"

Which I'd argue is fairly relevant when considering the Trump scenario.

Seeing how "some instances still moderate their content", I think Freedom of Speech is a weak argument since the solution to moderation is moving to a different instance which is enabled by decentralization.

Edit: Interesting how a (imo reasonable) comment about Freedom of Speech got censored.