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philistine 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Don't Call It a Substack.

Who do you think I am, Uncle Sam? Holding each others to standards of who we allow on our platforms has nothing to do with freedom of speech in the US constitution. The US constitution does not force anyone, even the government, to provide a platform.

bdangubic 7 months ago [–]

this is like saying the US constitution does not force anyone to talk (true that)...

however of course, it does preserve the right of someone to do so, if one chooses...

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