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All speech is equal, but some speech is more equal than others.

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Not sure what this is supposed to say; free speech != equal speech.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm

You can learn a lot by reading books.

Sure, I know the reference, but "equal speech" is not a thing the Tor Project claims to defend so adapting it makes no sense.

If all speech were truly equal, calling for the death of all black people is speech that is equal to calling Israel’s action in Gaza a genocide.

I am not saying the content of the speech is morally equal, but Tor's explicit mission is to make people anonymous and protect speech. The moment you start inspecting it, Tor's mission is negated.

Of course, Tor's partnerships are different than the content distributed through it's network, but I still find it a bit ironic.

They're not talking about inspecting or controlling speech on the network, they're talking about speech outside their network and how it relates to them and their relationship with Mullvad.

In Sweden, we have a meme that goes something like "It doesn't matter if it's untrue, it's still outrageous".

Essentially, you are complaining about something that is simply not the case. As you yourself said, this isn't Tor preventing free speech. This is Tor evaluating their commercial partnerships based on their values and whether or not they are compatible with the speech of their partners. So, it has nothing to do with Tor's stance on or facilitation of free speech. Therefore, there is nothing to be outraged about.

> We are not terminating the relationship but are setting clear boundaries on our relationship with Mullvad

> We strongly oppose rhetoric that threatens other human rights and freedoms.

It’s not equal. It’s more equal.

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