>>936781422
>That is generally not true
for the most part, but there are exceptions, which is the point. you can largely say what you want, but not all the time, about anything, in any context
>unless it's social media
social media is run by private companies, not the government, they can employ whatever moderation they want, and remove content for no reason at all if they want, but generally have to at least remove illegal content regardless
>Those aren't criminal offenses
so? there's still legal consequences for it, you can't claim free speech protections if you defame someone, there would be no defamation if you could