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Re:Zuckerberg defends right of Holocaust deniers to be heard... by ljw1001 on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @10:56PM (#17563652)
What makes you think that freedom of expression means more than you can say what you want without going to jail?

It doesn't mean people have to give you a platform to spread propaganda, and it never has. Want to start a social network for holocaust deniers? Go right ahead.

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Re:Zuckerberg defends right of Holocaust deniers to be heard... by exabrial on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @11:01PM (#17563669)
Because... that's literally what it means.

The internet is not a crowded theater. It's just text on a screen.

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Re:Zuckerberg defends right of Holocaust deniers to be heard... by ljw1001 on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @11:10PM (#17563702)
No. That's not what it means.

Facebook is a private enterprise. It's not the Internet. You want to spout hate on the internet, fine. Get a server and host your pages. Does Facebook have to let you do it on their site? No.

You may have to shout fire in a crowded theater to get arrested, but you can and probably will get kicked out for standing up and screaming about niggers and kikes. That's how civilization works.

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Re:Zuckerberg defends right of Holocaust deniers to be heard... by exabrial on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @11:42PM (#17563801)
Literally a straw man attack. Facebook is a private platform and they can do whatever they want with their business. I was speaking specifically about freedom of expression.
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