Been told a few times lately that I need to reserve terms like 'denial of freedom of speech' 'authoritarian' & 'censorious' to law & gov.
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"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference"
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From Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Says nothing about only applying to governments.
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It is addressed to governments tho. It's governments who decide whether to opt into universal human rights or not.
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Sure, governments enforce it. But aren't they meant to protect those rights from infringement, regardless of who is infringing?
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No. People decide who can & can't talk abt what in their private spaces.
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Being able to control your own private spaces doesn't seem incompatible with freedom of expression.
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No. So the gov doesn't control it. Then private companies, institutions, individuals etc decide whether to uphold it or not.
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In some places its unreasonable to expect FoS. Eg, only talk abt science at science conferences. Child-appropriate in schools
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Especially as it's in the UN Conventions.
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But that's still large-scale government. Freedom of Speech doesn't only mean regulations. Its a principle too.
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Haha, yep!
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