Minds are changing on free speech absolutism, too. 40% of Millennials are OK with limiting speech offensive to minorities[1] and the trend by age cohort is very clear and swift. We may disagree but we old people are aging out. Another poll[2] shows 61 percent of Americans agree that free speech should be restricted, and 51 percent believe that the First Amendment, ratified in 1791, should be rewritten to reflect the new cultural norms of today.
I don't think you can regulate the downstream effects of content without regulating the content. Its up to a democratic society to decide whether one outweighs the other.
1: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/11/20/40-of-mil...
2: http://campaignforfreespeech.org/new-poll-free-speech-under-...
Is that suppose to be some type of justification for regulation - “because Jesus said so”?
> Its up to a democratic society to decide whether one outweighs the other.
You mean the same democratic society that made non heterosexual sex, interracial marriage, and Jim Crow illegal?
I would much rather give the government less power and you should to. No matter what side you are on, eventually someone on the opposite side is going to come along and use that power in a way that you don’t like.
We also didn’t start regulating weed because of health concerns. It was because of racism.
https://time.com/5572691/420-marijuana-mexican-immigration/
How do you choose not to regulate content and still regulate its downstream effects? How is this different from when Tipper Gore wanted to regulate “violent video games” and rap music?