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Mosby

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7. The counterspeech doctrine lacks scientific evidence

Reply to hay rick (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 01:47 PM

Aug 2025

Since the legacy media adopted engagement farming and promotes click-bait, consumers of news have virtually no one to rely on that's reasonably credible.

There is no better recent example than Gaza "reporting". The AP keeps violating their own stylebook or whatever it's called thes days.

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America has a first amendment problem. [View all] hay rick Aug 2025 OP

Authoritarians are the only ones who have a problem with the First Amendment. tritsofme Aug 2025 #1

Nonsense. hay rick Aug 2025 #2

The answer to "bad speech" is good speech, not the restriction of speech. Jedi Guy Aug 2025 #3

I am not advocating for changes to the First Amendment or for taking cases to court based on First Amendment violations. hay rick Aug 2025 #5

"First amendment absolutists have agreed that you can't shout 'fire!' when there is no fire in a crowded movie theater" WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2025 #4

The First Amendment restricts the government... appmanga Aug 2025 #6

Sadly, the incentives favor hate speech. hay rick Aug 2025 #8

The counterspeech doctrine lacks scientific evidence Mosby Aug 2025 #7