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Re:Facebook Fired Employee Who Collected Evidence of Potenti... by Reelin on Friday August 07, 2020 @03:15AM (#24079203)
I completely agree with the sentiment of what you expressed.

However, I have to nitpick for accuracy. Despite becoming a cliche, "yelling fire in a crowded theater" was never actually the standard in the US. Currently it's "imminent lawless action". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imminent_lawless_action)

Re:Facebook Fired Employee Who Collected Evidence of Potenti... by neonate on Friday August 07, 2020 @03:23AM (#24079249)
I just mean that culturally it's the classic example that people would always bring up to illustrate the limits of free speech. The legal standard is a different question of course. But that's part of the issue here. Free speech isn't just a narrow legal question. It's a cultural value, and it's under assault in a way we've never seen in our lifetimes. The fact that "yelling fire in a crowded theater" was never actually the legal standard (which is interesting by the way!) supports this point.