Let’s Back Up A Sec And Ask Why Free Speech Actually Matters

Caitlin Johnstone- If free speech matters because it's what allows the collective to change the status quo, then it is exactly those voices who oppose the status quo whose speech must be adamantly pro

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The Joe Rogan/Spotify controversy is still going on and has only gotten more vitriolic and intense. Claims that Spotify must walk away from its $200 million contract with the world’s most popular podcaster for promoting vaccine misinformation have sparked a lot of debates about freedom of speech, online censorship, what exactly those terms mean, and whether they can be correctly applied to the practice of Silicon Valley deplatforming.

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https://thealtworld.com/caitlin_johnston/lets-back-up-a-sec-and-ask-why-free-speech-actually-matters