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Freedom of speech meaning freedom from consequences has never existed, and will never exist.

Infringing on a company's freedom of association does not eliminate consequences for speech.

This is about freedom of association and the right (or lack thereof) to other people's broadcast equipment.

As a society we have held that in most cases corporations do not have freedom of association when providing vital services. e.g. your electric company has to offer you access to its services as long as you pay. This clearly needs to be extended to preserve freedom of speech on the internet. I care a lot about individual rights to free speech and very little about freedom of association for large corporations.

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