I am not criticizing them, I’m just out of the loop.

  • Lols [they/them]@lemm.ee
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    the most universal and common limits to free speech that people will come across on social media in the west are usually an iteration of ‘don’t be an asshole’

    censorship is usually relatively lax on other fronts, and various sites will censor different things, whereas most every site will have basic enforcement of ‘don’t be an asshole’ rules

    as a result the most crying about free speech will come from folks who got told off for being an asshole and are entirely incapable of getting over it

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      I don’t think “free speech” and “don’t be an asshole” are incompatible. I do mostly agree with your take, there different flavors of asshole that are more tolerated than others though.