Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ...
by chmod600 on Monday December 26, 2022 @03:50AM
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"megaphone"
The megaphone analogy is limited in applicability. It only applies where the recipient never opted to hear the message, but it is forced upon them.
Free speech issues are about interfering with speech where there is a willing audience. Even in cases where someone is offended by a message, often it's not that they don't want to hear the message; it's that they don't want others to hear the message.
The megaphone analogy is limited in applicability. It only applies where the recipient never opted to hear the message, but it is forced upon them.
Free speech issues are about interfering with speech where there is a willing audience. Even in cases where someone is offended by a message, often it's not that they don't want to hear the message; it's that they don't want others to hear the message.