Not to count that the protocol and the federation are open.
Once again, “free speech” is not “spoon-feed you a way to reach millions of people in an eyeblink”, it's “don't prevent you from doing it”.
And some of them work in tandem, apparently.
> Not to count that the protocol and the federation are open.
HTTP is open. Would you not consider it problematic if Google blocked accessing websites because some engineer doesn't like the opinions published on those websites?
Yeah, that's called a fork. Now, if you don't like them you can switch to Yuito, Mammut, Ivory, Mastobone, Stegodon, Fedilab, or the web client of your instance, or develop your own.
> Would you not consider it problematic if Google blocked accessing websites because some engineer doesn't like the opinions published on those websites?
They're already doing it, in China for instance; or on Chrome if a website is on their safe browsing list.
And no, I don't find it problematic. Google is a private company, I don't have any say in what they do with their property as long as they follow the law.
The protocol is open, so you could even write your own app, or if you lack the skills or time to do so, commission somebody else to write one and nobody can stop you.
In contrast, the siloed "dictator companies" control API/protocol access so it's almost impossible to develop alternative applications.
But you don't. The app decides for you and blocks what you shall not see.