What free speech in the USA does and doesn't cover

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What free speech in the USA does and doesn't cover

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This isn't really news, but it is something that seems relevant to a lot of old debates in the news forum.

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Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:59 am This isn't really news, but it is something that seems relevant to a lot of old debates in the news forum.

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Let me guess, obscenity is about to be redefined.
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Frankly obscenity laws are unconstitutional and should be struck down anyway.
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Slash Gallagher wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:43 am
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:59 am This isn't really news, but it is something that seems relevant to a lot of old debates in the news forum.

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Let me guess, obscenity is about to be redefined.
Not as far as I know?
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Fuzzy do you not remember when I was trying to advertise commercial products and professional services, and you were like, "you can't do that," and I was like, "why not??" and you were all, "'cause you don't have the right to?"
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Honestly I don't. @_@ My memory is kinda shit.
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Oh yeah. Obscenities not protected by free speech. I'd imagine that's another conservative measure exclusive to America's right-wing development that UK and the rest of Europe kinda laugh at us about.
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Just don't say mean words on social media if you happen to live there. ;)
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Admiral X wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:46 am Just don't say mean words on social media if you happen to live there. ;)
That's what trolling is for.
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