▲ -16 ▼ The Real Threat to Free Speech Is Coming From the Right (www.newsweek.com) submitted 3 years ago by HLMenckenFan@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) While you're laughing your ass of, Hunter Biden story (no matter what you think of it) wasn't supressed on all social media? That must be why nobody's heard of it! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigkix@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes, story broke out eventually, but it was silenced on social media when it broke because of political orders - a fact. I don't know why saying that automatically makes people wince in horror. Both sides of political spectrum engage in silencing free speech when needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) You do realize that most people here are on some kind of social media? You can keep saying that the story was silenced, but I've heard about it non-stop for years because the right has been pushing the story hard. So... definitely not a fact. Your echo chamber is not reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigkix@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago It was silenced, contrary to free speech, because when the news broke NY Post was blocked on all social media and a link to the story couldn't be shared in any way (post or message). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigkix@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes, story broke out eventually, but it was silenced on social media when it broke because of political orders - a fact. I don't know why saying that automatically makes people wince in horror. Both sides of political spectrum engage in silencing free speech when needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) You do realize that most people here are on some kind of social media? You can keep saying that the story was silenced, but I've heard about it non-stop for years because the right has been pushing the story hard. So... definitely not a fact. Your echo chamber is not reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigkix@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago It was silenced, contrary to free speech, because when the news broke NY Post was blocked on all social media and a link to the story couldn't be shared in any way (post or message). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) You do realize that most people here are on some kind of social media? You can keep saying that the story was silenced, but I've heard about it non-stop for years because the right has been pushing the story hard. So... definitely not a fact. Your echo chamber is not reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigkix@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago It was silenced, contrary to free speech, because when the news broke NY Post was blocked on all social media and a link to the story couldn't be shared in any way (post or message). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigkix@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago It was silenced, contrary to free speech, because when the news broke NY Post was blocked on all social media and a link to the story couldn't be shared in any way (post or message). permalink fedilink source parent