Doesn't seem true, most instances have a long list or rules and doesn't seem to tolerate basic slurs
Is free speech just the ability to say slurs?
Maybe free speech is bad then.
doesn't seem to tolerate basic slurs
A lot of them do! You can find the list here
doesn't seem to tolerate basic slurs
You say that like it's a bad thing.
If you want to use slurs, go back to Reddit
Those aren't slurs. Slurs by definition denigrate an group of people at the same time as the person addressed, by saying, essentially, "You are an X and that is had because being X is bad."
You are violating lemmy.ml rules. I'm not reporting you because i believe in free speech and i believe your comment added something to the discussion but someone else may report you and you could get banned
I don't care about you all discussing slurs but calling each other slurs crosses the line. Keep it about the discussion.
In the same vein as "States rights to do what?", I want to ask: Free speech to say what?
You know, the really important part of free speech.
This should be the standard response to the “free speech” screechers. Free speech to say what, motherfuckers?
And don’t let them dodge the question. If they don’t answer with specifics then you know exactly what they want “free speech” for.
Hexbear is the free speech instance, only there can you say what should really happen to landlords and cops.
Objectively true answer. Left wing speech is what is threatened and a place that advocates for it should be viewed as the protector of free speech.
yeah sure, just reply to my comment with a list of the things you want to be able to say that you cant say here and ill point you in the right direction.
I would like to reply to all sort of comment and idea according to free speech
yeah yeah yeah I hear you, but what im asking you is: what is it exactly that you want to say, that you apparently can't say here?
personally, I have said everything I want to say and have had zero problems. free speech up the wazoo, ya know?
The instance you are in pawb.social for example have rules against cryptocurrencies, nfts and "misinformation"
yeah I dont really care to talk about crypto, nfts, and misinformation there. Im more there to look at cute furries and technology.
there are other spaces for those things, and if I wanted to post misinformation id undelete my Facebook account.
you haven't answered the question lol.
I would like to reply to all sort of comment and idea according to free speech
in case you missed it
Until you actually clarify everyone is going to assume you're mad that you can't say the n-word and are a huge bigot.
EDIT: at this point, even if you clarify, I personally will assume you're just covering your ass
ah you misunderstant, let me be more clear.
what exactly is it that you wish to say/post that you cannot do here, in this comment section?
Do you have some understanding problems? I created this thread asking if there's a list of instances that support free speech, what i would like to reply in general i already said to you two times
Free speech isn't some magic phrase that exists in a vacuum. All online communities have restrictions on what can be said (most basically, violent threats as an example). Say whatever you want, but be ready to accept those consequences.
Maybe this is a bad assumption, but I would guess you're from the US (like me). Our First Amendment protects our speech from "Government Interference" (still not totally true, but w/e). Free Speech doesn't mean consequence free speech in various spaces.
Regardless, you admitted earlier you're upset you can't use slurs so this is probably falling on deaf ears...
There cannot be "free speech" instances because every instance (or more generally speaking: any online community) I am aware of that claims to be "free speech" ends up being an alt-right echo chamber, a platform for hate speech, or a site to share questionable pornographic content.
Unfortunately you need moderation if your Internet platform is open to the public.
The people who make these posts looking for "free speech" are really looking for no consequence speech. They like to pretend they're fans of the town square but ignore the fact that people can get run out of the town square, they can get shouted down in the town square, and they can get drowned out by the others in the town square.
They want to be able to say hateful things without being accountable for their hate. That's not free speech as envisioned by anyone who is an actual advocate of open society or free speech.
What we have on Lemmy is probably the closest thing we'll ever get to a public square in the Internet. Someone can go and say their hateful thing. Then they can get run out of the instance they're on and go find another one. If they say hateful things and get run out of there, they can find another one. Who knows, one day they might find an instance full of like minded hateful people who don't run them out. Of course, they're likely to find that instance is not federated very well or broadly. Much like people from non racist towns don't like to have much to do with towns widely known to be full of racists.
... and if they can't find a town square where they can spew their hate, they can still found their own town!
The people who make these posts looking for “free speech” are really looking for no consequence speech
This is why I intentionally use "free speech" instead of free speech. Free speech is important and and essential part of every society.
Exactly, it's happened on literally every subreddit with lax moderation and it would definitely happen here as well.
I remember Voat which started as "free speech" alternative to Reddit. When I checked the site out the first thing I saw was an underage anime character without clothing on the front page.
Not sure if this is what we want the Threadiverse to be associated with. (Well, actually I am sure that we don't want that.)
I did not ask for alt-right instances or unmoderated, i asked for a list of instances that support free speech
I doubt there are truly any. Even on the free speech advocating instances, I imagine if you started posting terrorist threats and/or scat porn you'd quickly find their limits on free speech (bonus points for combining the two in one post).
If you just want to say nasty things about minorities (which these kinds of posts are often code for) or hype some crypto scam then there are instances for that.
As title i'm wondering if there's a list of lemmy instances that support free speech
free speech for who? about what? according to who?
what are you looking to say that you feel you can't?
You could always create a Free Speech community and make your own rules.
There are still a lot of caveats. For example, your server hosting provider can block you for posting objectionable content, like anti-LGBT references. If you host at home, you ISP can ban you. Then comes the domain extension. The domain extentions are controlled by some company or the other, like .com is managed by verizon, .zip is managed by Google etc. They, or the domain provider can also terminate your contract.
Onion domains may be a solution, but if you post seriously objectionable content, like leaking CIA secrets, you can expect someone to knock on your door soon.
The only real free speech instance is if you all go out on a boat together to international waters
Freedom of speech is for the government, not privately run servers. This sounds like a Republican not wanting people to disagree with him. That's fine but maybe try 4chan or that trump twitter site?
Free speech is a right everyone should have. I'm looking for a list of instances that support free speech and grands that right. This is totally unrelated to US politics
Free speech does not mean that you can say anything. You can't break the rights of others by using your own rights. For example, racial slurs violate human rights of those targeted by them.
Uhhh, no, sorry sweaty, they're just words. Screaming historically violent obscenities at marginalized groups is good, actually. It's just the marketplace of ideas. Besides, they could call me cracker if they want, so it's equal.
I think burgitt.moe and exploding heads is supposedly all about free speech. And of course the latter is now basically haven for hate speech so this is why people tend to put in rules.
This thread has been borderline against rule #2 for a few hours now. Plus it's turning into a repeat of a conversation from last week, so rule #4. Locking.
