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		vkou on Sept 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Internet Freedom Around the World Declines for 11t... It's a lever that pries open the non-qualified 'more speech = more freedom' argument, by demonstrating very succinctly that in order to maximize freedom, we, ironically, have to restrict it.

CivBase on Sept 22, 2021 [–]

What? Who is arguing more speech = more freedom?

Speech restrictions limit the subject matter if speech, not the sheer volume of speech overall.

You also seem to be conflating the freedom to say what you want with the right to be listened to.

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