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We do have laws to limit free speech in good and specific ways. You can't slander a person who isn't famous, for example, or incite violence against specific people or groups. And most of the cries of free speech being violated aren't really about the first amendment. Most are just people being deplatformed, which is a reminder that YouTube is just Google. It's a company, not a public space.


You can't slander a person who isn't famous, for example...

That was kind of the point. Thanks the the internet, we're all famous now. Just ask "star wars kid".




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