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Re:Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets ... by bhupy on Sunday June 28, 2020 @02:56PM (#23671132)
Yes you can! That argument was made in a SCOTUS argument that has since been unanimously overturned.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-tim...

Re:Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets ... by simplify on Sunday June 28, 2020 @08:56PM (#23673336)
Great read, thanks for posting. I had mistakenly thought this for a while too.
Re:Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets ... by tripzilch on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @10:57AM (#23690691)
Wow. So the argument was first successfully used to jail peaceful socialists and anti-war activists, but was later overturned for benefit of the KKK.
Re:Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets ... by bhupy on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @12:31PM (#23703332)
Yup. Today, the law benefits peaceful socialists, anti-war activists, AND the KKK — which is a big win for free speech, in my books.