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Should I join "free speech" alternatives?
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The limited restrictions in the US is that you can't for example yell "Fire!" in a room to try and cause panic.
Here in Sweden, we also have hate speech laws, which basically comes down to "You can't incite violence toward an ethnic group"
It's the textbook definition. Using another definition is wrong.
Anyone who thinks Freedom of Speech means "I can say whatever I want whenever I want however I want and you can't do a damn thing about it" is mistaken. Likely guessing what it means based on the words.
Of course, the incorrect usage forgets about the Right to Live in Peace...or the Freedom of Speech that others have to tell someone their opinion is shit. Or the freedom of association for people to exclude from their groups people with shitty opinions (or decent opinions, but an inability to express them decently).