I’m not saying that freedom of speech IS a bad idea, or that the government should simply censor ideas that are harmful, but the idea to just silence people for misinformation seems to be gaining traction.
To be clear: I am NOT pointing fingers and accusing any political party (including the D-Party) of being censorious, or accusing censorship and its proponents as malicious, nor saying there is a conspiracy out to promote censorship. It simply seems that, due to a surge in right-wing terror attacks and the Capitol riots, people have become more accepting of censorship, from Popper’s “intolerance of tolerance” to laws against homophobia and conspiracy theories, in search of a comfortable, safe state of society.
I also want to ask how censorship would be enforced. How would riots be dealt with? How would the police be handled? How would jails be prevented from overloading?
Also, this question is not directed at Anarchists. Some leftists don’t like censorship, and others do, and I want to ask those that do.
If this question is stupid, tell me why. I may end up seeing myself that this question is stupid, and if so, I’ll tell you.
Oh, could you elaborate on this more? I’ve also been trying to promote a similar idea lately without violating freedom of speech principles. In brief, the essence is that freedom of speech does not mean the freedom to monetize such content, nor does it mean that platforms should include such content in recommendations and subscriptions alongside other content. I described this more thoroughly in a separate post and referenced texts from that post.. Nevertheless, I haven’t heard any news about such laws being adopted anywhere or already being adopted.