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Re:Letter regarding proposed free expression statement from MIT by icedistilled on Monday December 26, 2022 @01:37AM (#34135314)
>"Because speech doesn’t cause physical harm or loss to others."

Nope, that is trivially wrong with the obvious counter examples being slander and libel.

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Re:Letter regarding proposed free expression statement from MIT by int_19h on Monday December 26, 2022 @04:30AM (#34136109)
Which is why they're excluded from the definition of free speech pretty much everywhere?
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