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A comment on Reddit’s About page doesn't include Aaron Swartz as a founder. Parent comment

Re:Reddit’s About page doesn't include Aaron Swartz as a fou... by dan-robertson on Sunday October 04, 2020 @07:44AM (#24678247)
I don’t want to disagree with you but note that those articles are 15 years apart. I think public opinion inside and outside of tech on “free speech” has changed quite a bit over that time. For example I feel like there used to be more of a libertarian bent in tech then as opposed to now.

Is this perhaps an unfair comparison to make considering the general change in opinion over that time?

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Re:Reddit’s About page doesn't include Aaron Swartz as a fou... by sebmellen on Sunday October 04, 2020 @07:48AM (#24678275)
No.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-oV42OMQoE

Freedom of speech is not a small issue. It lies at the core of our civilization, and is unambiguously one of the few things that made "the West" prosper. Aaron makes a very cogent and clear argument for free speech, and its enduring importance.

To arbitrate rights based on public opinion is idiotic and dangerous. This is why we have a constitution.

Of course, Reddit has the right to do this, as a private company, but that's not an argument for doing it.

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