“Free speech” does not mean free from consequences.
I really dislike this phrasing because it does mean freedom from consequences, but only from the government, not private actors like these companies or the general public. The sentiment should really be “free speech does not mean freedom from social backlash” but I know that’s not as catchy…
(Also, yes, free speech does have limits (e.g. hate speech, ‘fighting words’, etc).)
Yeah, and the justice who wrote that opinion was Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and it’s a great read.