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Free Speech

Content moderation and speech policies

9

Supported

11

Opposed

16

Mixed

0

Silent

All Stances (36)

📢Free SpeechOpposedJan 2025
Meta

Removed fact-checkers January 2025. Added Community Notes. Zuckerberg called previous moderation "censorship." Pro-Trump pivot.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedJan 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg removed fact-checkers January 2025. Called previous moderation "censorship." Policy shift.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedJan 2024
Substack

Substack criticized for platforming extremist content. Refused to ban Nazi newsletters.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedJan 2024
Epic Games

CEO Tim Sweeney vocally supports open metaverse. Against walled gardens. Championed interoperability and open standards.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedJan 2024
Tim Sweeney

Advocates for open metaverse. Against platform monopolies. Supports interoperability. Tencent stake complicates China stance.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedJan 2024
Google

Google YouTube demonetizes creators. Opaque content policies. Project Nimbus protesters silenced internally.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedJan 2024
TikTok

TikTok allowed Palestinian voices when other platforms suppressed. Congressional pressure to ban. ByteDance ownership scrutinized.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2024
Reddit

Reddit subreddit quarantines and bans controversial. Steve Huffman inconsistent on moderation.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedJan 2024
Shou Zi Chew

TikTok under Shou Zi Chew allowed diverse content. Palestinian voices had reach. Contrasts with Meta.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedJan 2024
Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai YouTube demonetization. Opaque content policies. Project Nimbus protesters silenced.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2024
Tim Cook

Tim Cook App Store content moderation. China censorship compliance. Privacy advocate but not absolutist.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2024
Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella LinkedIn moderation. GitHub Copilot debates. Balanced corporate approach.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2024
Andy Jassy

Andy Jassy Amazon content moderation on Twitch, Prime. Less political than social platforms.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2024
Sam Altman

Sam Altman GPT alignment criticized from both sides. Content policies debated. Evolving approach.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedJan 2024
Dario Amodei

Dario Amodei Constitutional AI approach. Claude has nuanced content policies. Thoughtful moderation.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2024
Andreessen Horowitz

Y Combinator diverse portfolio. Funds companies across political spectrum. Pragmatic approach.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2024
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia traditional VC. Not vocal on content policy. Enterprise focus.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedJan 2024
Accel

a16z Marc Andreessen free speech absolutism rhetoric. Anti-moderation stance.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedJan 2024
Founders Fund

Founders Fund Peter Thiel funded Gawker lawsuit. Free speech when convenient.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2024
Kleiner Perkins

Khosla Ventures Vinod Khosla moderate on speech. Climate focus more than politics.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedNov 2023
Meta

Meta suppressed Palestinian content. Algorithms amplify outrage. Community Notes not Community Standards.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedOct 2023
Marc Andreessen

Despite free speech advocacy, blocks thousands on X including journalists and critics. Called for censorship of "woke" content. Supports Elon Musk X policies while blocking dissent on his own feed.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedSep 2023
Unity

Unity runtime fee controversy angered game developers. Company reversed after backlash.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJun 2023
Twitch

Twitch content moderation policies criticized. Inconsistent enforcement on streamers.

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📢Free SpeechMixedDec 2022
X (Twitter)

Elon claims free speech absolutism. But bans accounts that mock him. Suspends journalists. Inconsistent enforcement.

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📢Free SpeechMixedDec 2022
Elon Musk

Elon Musk "free speech absolutist" but bans accounts that mock him. Inconsistent enforcement.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedOct 2022
Elon Musk

Bought Twitter to promote "free speech." Unbanned previously suspended accounts.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedOct 2022
Klarna

Deplatformed users for political speech. $2500 "misinformation" fine controversy (reversed). Accused of political censorship.

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📢Free SpeechSupportedMay 2022
Netflix

Published memo telling employees who disagree with content to leave.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2022
Spotify

Kept Joe Rogan podcast despite COVID misinformation controversy.

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📢Free SpeechMixedJan 2022
Daniel Ek

Kept Joe Rogan despite misinformation controversy. Said platform not responsible for content. Neil Young and others left in protest.

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📢Free SpeechMixedFeb 2021
Clubhouse

Clubhouse content moderation challenged by audio format. Struggled with hate speech.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedJun 2020
Nextdoor

Nextdoor criticized for enabling racial profiling and discriminatory "suspicious activity" posts.

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📢Free SpeechOpposedJun 2020
Anduril

Anduril defense tech controversial. Palmer Luckey founded company after Oculus scandal.

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📢Free SpeechMixedDec 2018
Patreon

Patreon content moderation criticized. Deplatformed controversial creators.

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📢Free SpeechMixedAug 2017
Wise

Dropped 8chan, Kiwi Farms after pressure. CEO Matthew Prince "uncomfortable" being content police. Inconsistent content moderation.

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