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You have the right to say anything you want, you do not have the right to say it in my home. I don't understand how there are so many people that don't underst
by code_sterling 11y ago
You have the right to say anything you want, you do not have the right to say it in my home. I don't understand how there are so many people that don't understand FOS.
- Karunamon 11y agoThey understand it perfectly - you're conflating the law (the government isn't allowed to prevent you from speaking) with the principle it's based on (restricting people's ability to speak is a backwards, repressive thing to do). Freedom of speech != the first amendment.
- meddlepal 11y agoI'm sorry but your definition of FOS is radical. I think few people would agree that FOS means you can say anything anywhere at anytime.
- felipeerias 11y agoThe story talks about an European group trying to reach a global audience. I was making a more general point about how over-reliance on private platforms makes censorship much easier for governments and corporations everywhere. Why do you guys keep assuming that "the law" equals "US law as I understand it"?
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoI've extended the "in my home" argument to "on my website" before--e.g. Reddit restricting what you can say on Reddit is not really censorship--but stretching "in my home" to mean "on the hardware which you purchased from me" seems like rather a different thing.