[softcactus]

Unless people decide to pressure the third party into de-platforming someone, which is their freedom of expression. I don't understand why the free speech absolutists on HN are incapable of understanding that private citizens pressuring a company to take action against a hate site is equally as much free speech as the hate site itself. By your own standards, nothing objectionable is occurring here. They just want to be contrarian.

[dmatech]

There's pressure, but at some point, it can cross the line into extortion (which is not protected).

[softcactus]

Let me know when it crosses that line then.