I remember when the left was pro- privacy and free speech.

free speech absolutists do not exist. The only thing that changes when Overton window shifts is who does the censoring.

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Imo, today there are way less off-limit topics than before. It's just that engagement with media sucks as a side-effect of user retention practices on modern social media platforms.

I agree with this. However, in the US, the left used to hold the view: “I do not agree with what you say, but I defend your right to say it.”

It was a tenant of the left that free speech is critical to a free society.

Free speech mustn’t be absolute to be important and worth fighting for.

The Overton window does not exist. It is an oversimplification of reality.

I have been saying for 18+ years that we need to abolish (c)opywrongs. (c)opywrongs are (c)ensorship.

I wrote a book back then (crappy, I was 20) predicting our current state of affairs as a natural consequence of lack of Intellectual Freedom.