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  Indeed,  most people would agree with that. However, we cannot allow misinformation to continue to damage people/families/democracy. So when you frame it in that way where they has to be accountability for some speech and the damage it causes, there are those who believe this means silencing certain voices or oppression.
context: Is there anyone saying otherwise? Who do you think says that free speech means zero consequences? >
  
  gestures broadly at some of the responses already received free speech is weaponized by certain people to excuse the spread of misinformation. When these people do face consequences for their misinformation on social media sites, forums or in person they say they are being oppressed. >
  
  And they are free to say they are being oppressed. What's your point? >
  
  For sure they are. I am sure they will have some talking head affirm their bias that they are oppressed. It will be a lie there’s disconnected from the reality of the situation. That person had their statement moderated due to inflammatory content or misinformation, not because there’s a grand conspiracy to silence them. Yet they would rather believe in the conspiracy and let that influence their actions, their options, how they vote. Those free speech consequences are now felt without accountability for the damage they have done. >
  
  How can there be a consequence without accountability? I'm confused on what you're saying. >
  
  Take for instance the January 6th insurrection attempt. All of those people who believed the big lie told to them that the election was fraudulent, stolen etc attempted to stop the Biden certification because they believed that. The consequence of that lie was what happened on January 6th. What about the people who spread those lies? What about all the YouTubers and influencers who lied to make them believe that? Where is their accountability? Where is the accountability for those in our own government who aided that lie? And how on earth could these people blatantly lie and still be able to retain or obtain office? >
  
  
  What about the people who spread those lies?
  
  But if they believed it, then they weren't lies. >
  
  I dont think people even try to argue otherwise 
  Your post probably doesn't belong here because what you said is objectively true. Of course freedom of speech has consequences, and of course that freedom will be abused by some. Everything has consequences