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		pmlnr on April 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.K. unveils plan to penalize Facebook and Google ... Free speech doesn't mean you can literally say anything...

acct1771 on April 8, 2019 [–]

It does.

Until you start redefining "free" with State power, that is.

Either way, you're never conceptually "free" from consequence, official or otherwise.

sdwisely on April 8, 2019 | [–]

Depends, personal freedom or more of an ethical freedom?

At some point, unlimited personal freedom begins to look like taking away the freedoms of those you're targeting.

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