Obvious as it may sound, people with authoritarian beliefs hiding behind free speech actually consider it as a weakness akin empathy. It allows losers like them to amplify their reach despite not being in power. They abandon their “free speech absolutist” postures the moment they think they are in power.

  • xigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Moderation is when you take down material because the recipient doesn’t want to see it. Censorship is when you take down content because you don’t want the recipient to see it, regardless of how the recipient feels about it. If people think censorship is sometimes justified, they should argue that, and not muddle the picture with moderation.

    • bananoidandroid@feddit.nuEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      I disagree with the notion that moderation is done when the recipient doesnt want to see it. Moderation is the tools of censorship.