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klipklop ◴[] No.45010448[source]
The game Alpha Centauri had the most hard hitting quote that I think applies now.

"As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny...Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. Commissioner Pravin Lal, 'U.N. Declaration of Rights' "

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awesome_dude[dead post] ◴[] No.45010558[source]
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cobbzilla ◴[] No.45010633[source]
The above acts either carry no intrinsic information content and/or very few people apart of free-speech absolutists would be OK with them. They’re not evocative of the controversy at hand, and I can’t find anyone defending them.

Perhaps more appropriate:

* Instructions for making an illegal firearm

* Unpopular political opinions

* Instructions for engaging in illicit speech without detection

* Silently standing still with head bowed and hands folded in public

* Using a VPN

* Holding a sign at a protest

There are probably many more examples like the above, which would engender a more nuanced discussion.

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1. awesome_dude ◴[] No.45010785[source]
The very moment that you decided you could determine what is, or isn't, information, you engaged in censorship.