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Re:Judge: Citibank isn't entitled to $500M it sent to variou... by CivBase on Friday February 19, 2021 @11:38AM (#26194879)
Self censorship is nonsense. Freedom of speech entails the right to not say things you don't want to. People tend to avoid saying things others don't like - particularly businesses whose profits depend on their reputation.
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Re:Judge: Citibank isn't entitled to $500M it sent to variou... by heavyset_go on Friday February 19, 2021 @06:50PM (#26199624)
> Freedom of speech entails the right to not say things you don't want to

Ars clearly wanted to say it, which is why they published what they originally did. However, because of the chilling effect, they felt the need to go back and retroactively censor themselves even if they didn't want to.

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Re:Judge: Citibank isn't entitled to $500M it sent to variou... by CivBase on Monday February 22, 2021 @10:16AM (#26225454)
Heaven forbid Ars changes their mind on something.

Have you never said something you later regretted? Have you never corrected something after posting it?

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