I have been brewing up an in-depth blog on free speech and censorship, but while it's baking, let me get a simple issue off of my chest.
Advocates of censorship generally lay their claim on the premise that the dangers of completely unregulated speech allow atrocities such as child pornography to run rampant. Oh, those heathen civil libertarians who want to protect free speech!
I would like to clarify that the aforementioned argument simply does not fly. Child pornography is unethical because it exploits a minor who cannot give consent--therefore kiddie porn is out the window before it can even enter the domain of free speech discussion.
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