Should only free speech be free speech?

Daniel Rozell
Nov 4 · 3 min read
Damian Gadal, 2016

Since social media emerged at the turn of the century, it has democratized the free expression of ideas, but inevitably not in the way that its creators and early proponents envisioned. As its limitations have become increasingly apparent, it is unsurprising that one of the current heavyweights of the social media establishment has decided to preemptively self-regulate.

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