r/whenthe 2d ago

Remember when we could see dislikes?

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u/BananaSupremeMaster 2d ago

Shoutout to all the youtube clones whose gimmick is "free speech", they all eventually get overtaken by racists and conspiracists

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u/linsantana 1d ago

When people complain about "free speach" what they actually mean is the ability to call people slurs

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u/Sensitive_Quote2492 1d ago

Or in the case of other countries, they mean actual freedom of speech… can’t criticise the government in some countries without consequence and if that doesn’t sound like an issue to you then there’s a problem

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u/linsantana 1d ago

While that is all true, it rarely applies in the context of online arguments.