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Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by echelon on Monday August 11, 2025 @06:13PM (#44870051)
> Except that, in practice the defense of self styled free speech advocates did not extended to left, gay, radical feminists, progressives anyone not far right.

It absolutely has.

LGBT rights:

https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-202...

NAMBLA:

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-statement-defending...

HIV:

https://www.aclu.org/cases/outmemphis-v-lee

BLM:

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/in-a-major-win-for-our-r...

Women's rights:

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/supreme-court-rejects-ap...

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Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by watwut on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @04:01AM (#44873604)
That is all aclu which is (per articles posted in this thread) too much left and therefore not free speech by definition.

The hill article even articulated exactly that position openly.

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