Freedom of Speech #
The freedom of speech is weird, because it’s one that most of us recognize is that it should have limits because speech is powerful. The problem comes in what those limits are, which is why there are so many topics under debate:
- Government Secrets
Whistleblowing - Hate Speech Political/Religious Opinion
- Copyright Parody
- Public Health Advertising of Sugar/Drugs
- Public Safety Creating Panic
- Encryption Self Incrimination
- Flag Burning National Pride
- Gag Orders National Security
- Porn/Cursing Public Decency (and the FCC)
- Advertising Spam
- Satire Defamation
There’s also a question of where things go too far- at what point is speech a legitimate threat, and where is the line for actions that constitute harassment vs just being an asshole? Should freedom of speech only apply to the government, or should we compel large social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, to allow the spread of misinformation and hate or not?
Government Secrets Vs Whistle blowing #
Hate Speech Vs Opinion #
Copyright Vs Parody #
Public Healthy Vs Advertising #
Public Safety Vs Creating Panic #
Encryption Vs Self-Incrimination #
Flag Burning Vs National Pride #
Gag Orders Vs National Security #
Porn/Cursing Vs Public Decency #
Advertising Vs Spam #
Satire Vs Defamation #
Threat or Bad Joke? #
Harassment, Bullying, and Stalking #
Speech on Social Media Platforms #
[TODO] Limits, XY plot of how much harm vs risk for shutting down ‘good’ speech
- Don’t Yell Fire
- Don’t lie to cause harm “That man punched my baby”
- (Questionable) Don’t incite violence “Let’s burn down the police station”
Some edge cases #
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/07/texas-ban-boycotting-israel
https://ij.org/press-release/oregon-engineer-makes-history-with-new-traffic-light-timing-formula/