The fine details of free speech are that there are some places where you should and shouldn't use certain words, and there are places where you can and can't use words, as well.
If this forum colluded across the web to hunt down people using the word, that'd be violations of constitutional rights. That's what we're seeing in Big Tech and mainstream Social Media.
Similarly, if this forum were the only way for Americans to communicate, that'd be a big no-no.
The thing is, it isn't. That is to say, you can say what you want on this forum, but they can just as easily and legitimately ban you for it as per the server rules. If they were punishing outside of the server rules, or not enforcing with balance, again, we'd have a problem (that's another thing we see in social media).
I say if you want free speech then come to America, because I champion our First Amendment rights!
The fine details of free speech are that there are some places where you should and shouldn't use certain words, and there are places where you can and can't use words, as well.
If this forum colluded across the web to hunt down people using the word, that'd be violations of constitutional rights. That's what we're seeing in Big Tech and mainstream Social Media.
Similarly, if this forum were the only way for Americans to communicate, that'd be a big no-no.
The thing is, it isn't. That is to say, you can say what you want on this forum, but they can just as easily and legitimately ban you for it as per the server rules. If they were punishing outside of the server rules, or not enforcing with balance, again, we'd have a problem (that's another thing we see in social media).