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| + | [[File:EeaMx cUEAAZBDg.png|thumb|Up next: ''I Am Being Silenced'' now mandatory text for all first-year students]] | ||
| + | [[File:Screenshot 20210113-202841.jpg|thumb|[[Parler]] was taken down by [[Amazon.com]] after repeated incidents of users posting violent threats, which is not a form of protected speech. ([https://twitter.com/alplicable/status/1349438501838671873 related])]] | ||
==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | [[Free speech trolling]] is a form of [[discussion trolling]] in which the principle of [[free speech]] is used as justification for suppressing | + | [[Free speech trolling]] is a form of [[discussion trolling]] in which the principle of [[free speech]] is used as justification for speech that harms others, often by suppressing the speech of others through intimidation via threats, harassment, and [[doxxing]]. |
| − | + | In the latter case, the underlying argument can be roughly paraphrased as "I have a right to say that you should shut up. If you disagree, then you're against free speech – so shut up and stop censoring me!" | |
==Related== | ==Related== | ||
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* [[Milo Yiannopoulos]]: advocated for the firing of a university professor with whom he disagreed | * [[Milo Yiannopoulos]]: advocated for the firing of a university professor with whom he disagreed | ||
* [[Ann Coulter]]: turned a necessary schedule change into 'liberal free speech suppression' | * [[Ann Coulter]]: turned a necessary schedule change into 'liberal free speech suppression' | ||
| − | == | + | ==Links== |
| + | * {{l/sjwiki/ref|Free speech argument}} | ||
| + | * '''2017-08-14''' [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/opinion/the-free-speech-hypocrisy-of-right-wing-media.html The 'Free Speech' Hypocrisy of Right-Wing Media] | ||
* '''2017-06-08''' [https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/06/08/what-is-going-on-in-wisconsin/ What is going on in Wisconsin?] by [[PZ Myers]] ([https://octodon.social/users/pzmyers/updates/135950 reshare]) | * '''2017-06-08''' [https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/06/08/what-is-going-on-in-wisconsin/ What is going on in Wisconsin?] by [[PZ Myers]] ([https://octodon.social/users/pzmyers/updates/135950 reshare]) | ||
* '''2015-05-29''' [http://gawker.com/in-defense-of-protesting-commencement-speakers-1578500053 In Defense of Protesting Commencement Speakers] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160711234617/http://gawker.com/in-defense-of-protesting-commencement-speakers-1578500053 archive]) ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+WoozleHypertwin/posts/2B5FdW7xR2H discussion]) | * '''2015-05-29''' [http://gawker.com/in-defense-of-protesting-commencement-speakers-1578500053 In Defense of Protesting Commencement Speakers] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160711234617/http://gawker.com/in-defense-of-protesting-commencement-speakers-1578500053 archive]) ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+WoozleHypertwin/posts/2B5FdW7xR2H discussion]) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Free speech trolls were generally nowhere to be found when [[Gawker]] was under attack. See [http://gawker.com/gawker-was-murdered-by-gaslight-1785456581 Gawker Was Murdered by Gaslight]. | Free speech trolls were generally nowhere to be found when [[Gawker]] was under attack. See [http://gawker.com/gawker-was-murdered-by-gaslight-1785456581 Gawker Was Murdered by Gaslight]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 14 January 2021
Parler was taken down by Amazon.com after repeated incidents of users posting violent threats, which is not a form of protected speech. (related)
About
Free speech trolling is a form of discussion trolling in which the principle of free speech is used as justification for speech that harms others, often by suppressing the speech of others through intimidation via threats, harassment, and doxxing.
In the latter case, the underlying argument can be roughly paraphrased as "I have a right to say that you should shut up. If you disagree, then you're against free speech – so shut up and stop censoring me!"
Related
- Someone who engages in free speech trolling with any degree of regularity (i.e. a free speech troll) may be either a FFSQW or possibly a FFN.
- Free speech trolling is a form of hypocrisy.
- Habitual misuse of the term "free speech" is often referred to as freeze peach.
Known Free Speech Trolls
- Milo Yiannopoulos: advocated for the firing of a university professor with whom he disagreed
- Ann Coulter: turned a necessary schedule change into 'liberal free speech suppression'
Links
- Social Justice Wiki
- 2017-08-14 The 'Free Speech' Hypocrisy of Right-Wing Media
- 2017-06-08 What is going on in Wisconsin? by PZ Myers (reshare)
- 2015-05-29 In Defense of Protesting Commencement Speakers (archive) (discussion)
- 2014/05/29/Universities becoming bastions of intolerance
- commentary: Woozle
Notes
Free speech trolls were generally nowhere to be found when Gawker was under attack. See Gawker Was Murdered by Gaslight.