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At the very least they're fighting to protect the right for Internet communities to moderate themselves, or not, so they can survive and thrive as communities. What they're fighting against is the ability for people to say anything they want without consequence in communities those people don't own, the ability to spread disinformation and propaganda being one of my personal concerns. They're basically fighting laws which would allow the Internet equivalent of yelling fire in a crowded theater. The fight is for communities they don't own as well.
Comment by h0nest_Bender at 22/02/2024 at 16:42 UTC
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At the very least they're fighting to protect the right for Internet communities to moderate themselves
They're fighting for the right to censor content they don't like. Period.
An argument could be had as to whether that's a good thing or not, that's not the argument I'm trying to be a part of.
It's just the height of absurdity for them to frame it as a pro free speech position.