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by JumpCrisscross 510 days ago
> Telling me where I can publish a video?

This is like arguing graffiti laws are censorship.

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Graffiti laws are also evaluated under heightened scrutiny due to free speech implications. A law having an impact on free speech does not mean it never holds, but it must be analyzed in that context. Here’s an example: https://southerncalifornialawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2...
> Graffiti laws are also evaluated under heightened scrutiny due to free speech implications

Graffiti bans are unquestionably constitutional. Graffiti laws that regulate the content are not.

Telling people where they can speak is precedented, legal and necessary. Telling people what they can say is against the principles of free speech; the government doing so is illegal.