I’ve worked both as a freelance writer and in the nonprofit world. As a writer I’ve been given an enormous amount of freedom to write what I like to. Other than having some stories die a shelf death or having some stories being edited for brevity I’ve experienced little in the way of anything that can be remotely construed as censorship. I also have a background in US Constitutional law so I also understand that my freedom of expression is not absolute. For instance I can’t engage in hate speech, I can’t incite violence or encourage people to commit illegal or dangerous acts, I can’t give “material support” to domestic or foreign terrorists, not all of my speech is protected if I’m a public employee, slander, liable or defamation are not protected speech, publishing confidential material, and lastly I cannot make true threats. If the FCC has its way freedom of speech, particularly for nonprofits may be severely curtailed. This year, FCC Chair, Ajit Pai, wants to repeal net neutrality ...
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