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Taniwha on Jan 10, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

It also passes the "shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater" test - IMHO the US government can clearly regulate this sort of dangerous speech

chasd00 on Jan 10, 2021 [–]

Democrats in charge means dangerous speech is from the right. Republicans in charge means dangerous speech is from the left. they would continually declare opposition as the most dangerous of speech and pass/repeal laws accordingly. The supreme court wouldn't be able to keep up.

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