Again, this was never about telling someone what they can or can't say, but merely pointing out that they are not guaranteed a platform from which to say it. When Fox News was at it's apex, you didn't hear the left screaming about how they should be allowed on there to spread their message as well. Freedom of speech says that the government wont punish you for what you say, but that's it. Other people don't have to listen to what you are saying.
To be honest, I'm done with this whole conversation. Everything that gets posted is some variation of "Paypal, Youtube, Twitter, Etc. should be forced to carry content they don't want to", and that is in violation of the law.
Some have talked about deplatforming fox, but that would be quite a tough cookie, which may result in your so called action or consequences if attempted.
The thing is the first thing they said was, oh they have their own site, having facebook, twitter, etc take a political stance is fine. Now we don't have to listen to them, now means people are free to refuse them hosting, payment processing, etc on their own private corner of the internet. Don't wanna listen suddenly means they shouldn't even have a site on the internet at all. Slippery slope, eventually if left we don't want to listen may go like europe, political opponents deserve jail time for having an opposing or offensive view.
This is not you don't want to listen, this is taking their rental housing away, cancelling their credit cards, and all but making it impossible for them to exist on their own private property. Quite similar to the chinese social media credit system that some speak of.
I mean alex jones might eventually have to go monero only and establish his own hosting company. But it appears there are moves to deny domains even to hosting companies that don't align. And it wouldn't surprise me if they tried to make monero illegal.
You are pushing it. This is the same as the gay couple asking for a regular cake with no special design, any cake in the store, and being denied business because they're 'immoral' and wilful 'sinners' who 'offend' god.
This is coordinated persecution on the basis of political belief. Even out of their own private corner of the internet.
Again, what are you asking for? That people not be allowed to voice their displeasure? The stuff you mentioned earlier is harassment and is not related to free speech.
I'm not interested in what you all consider free speech or not, I'm interested in what you would want done to solve your complaints in a way that wouldn't violate someone else's freedom of speech.
As for fascist countries, they've never claimed to have freedom of speech, so they are irrelevant to this discussion
They are relevant, people want to make this into a fascist country,with the doublespeak of being against fascism.
These platforms, again they were given special protections, special protections they need to EXIST at all, the safe harbor, on the grounds that they wouldn't discriminate speech. They discriminate speech? They should be held liable for anything posted, they should lose safe harbor.
There are multiple lawsuits going through the courts, and it is likely congress will take legislative action.