zblofu

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[–] zblofu@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I absolutely agree that making false medical claims in advertising is not protected speech. Fraud and threats are already criminal and should treated as such, but the types of speech that are being censored are not primarily illegal forms of speech. The types of speech that are being censored are not limited to cases of fraud or threats, they are whatever types of speech the current executive branch deems harmful. I think that is dangerous, even if I also personally agree that those particular types of legal speech are indeed harmful.

[–] zblofu@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How so? The government/corporate power does not have the power or right to dictate truth.

While there are specific laws against fraud and false advertising there is no law that what is published in the public square must be true.