DO you think freedom of speech is a joke?

Question

I mean if you ask a question and it offends someone you get suspended from your account, doesnt that go agianst freedom of speech?

Answer 1

Yahoo is not a state sanctioned service. That is, it is not
controlled by the Constitution's first ammendment.

Even if it was run by the state or federal government,
the freedom of speech is not absolute.
You cannot scream "fire" in a crowded theater.
Such things as libel, obscenity and inciting people
to violence are not protected.

Answer 2

Generally speaking (outside the confines of certain forums like this one), our freedom of speech has taken a huge hit in the last 5 years. Part of the problem is that the Fourth Estate failed to step up when it was most needed. Another part is the lack of critical thinking among Americans. There is a complacency that has allowed the public to be easily assuaged by propaganda, especially if the issues are clothed in hot-button topic items (like abortion, Gay Rights, Medicare, flag burning).

In regards to these boards, there has been too much latitude in some of the posts, especially when one considers this is an open forum to people of all ages including children. That means, some of the more graphic subject matter is being accessed by those who do not have the emotional maturity to process or understand these ideas. While in one respect, this is in line with the open (now naive) belief set of the web many years ago, it seems inappropriate, if not dangerous (due to increased access) to expose young people to some of these topics.
One would not post graphic pornography in a high school library, for instance, yet some of the language (in addition to some links to provocative sites) here in Answers is just as graphic and more easily accessed. No surprise, the subject of sex seems to be quite popular.
If yahoo! was an exclusive site where there was an age requirement, perhaps these topics would not be a problem. But yahoo! has no age requirement assigned and is a public forum. It is implied that people will comport themselves in a way similar to that which they would in any other public area.
Most people do a fairly good job of reporting these instances when they are seen, however, infractions still happen frequently.

Answer 3

Personal freedom and the latitude to say what you want, when you want, to friends, family, or others close to you is different from freedom in a public setting, or a public forum. A different level of maturity, responsibility and unselfishness is involved, because folk do not all share the same sensitivity or strength. The speaker or writer operates to include as many folk as possible, rather than offend and shut people out (or up). Freedom of speech, especially when sharing a joke, also involves discharging a duty for good taste. Some of us are better at doing our duty than others.... Grow in grace.

THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC

Answer 4

Yes it is against freedom of speeches, but even farrer, all your informations, are sended to National Defence, to filter and profile you. It is called Echelon Program.

We are governed by Illuminati, and they are the government.

The Illuminati are forging the "right major crisis" they need to make the Nations accept their New World order, ruled by the martial law.
They are the Illuminatis, and they own us,
This is the New World Order, and it is your future if the world don't wake up :
Bush and Kerry | Skull and Bone : http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8150571337669145794&q=Bush+skull

"Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor"
Project for the New American Century (2000)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century

“Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
Hermann Göring(Nazi) 1946 Confessions (Nuremberg Diary)
http://www.snopes2.com/quotes/goering.htm

"We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order."
David Rockefeller: Statement to the United Nations Business Council in September 1994

"For more than a century, ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with other around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that is the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." David Rockefellers memoirs (2002)

Make you investigations about Jesuits, the New World Order, the Illuminatis, the Free-Masonery, the Death Clan. They plan a world reduction of population of 80%...Far worse than Hitler...
They are preparing us for 2012, for the New Age, of Relelations, and the return of « God » from Nibiru.
“the zenith meridian at Giza runs through Jupiter at the Hyades in Taurus”, this means “the kingdom (Jupiter) will be restored to Egypt (Taurus) at that precise moment. Thus, Osiris, the Bull of Egypt, will return from the dead at 22:18:13 on December 21, 2012.” El Cairo time.

Answer 5

This is not an adults only site.It is moderated, to filter out unsuitable questions and to prevent things getting out of hand.
People with unsuitable questions, can take them to the adult rated message boards,where someone might be interested.
Most of those sorts of questions, appear here two or three times a week on average.Then the complaints are noted and the questions vanish.
But always there are more.Feel free to ask your questions,but be careful what you say.Because the Moderator has freedom of the delete button.

Answer 6

Good question. I think it may be that you are considered a guest in yahoo space as you might be a guest at a party or something. If you get too obnoxious at a party you can be thrown the hell out. I am a strong believer in freedom of speech though so I am glad that you brought up this great question.

Answer 7

Yahoo probably thinks that your only doing that stuff on purpose to offend someone, not really stating anything serious. For example, if you were talking about the KKK, yahoo would think that you were saying it just for the heck of it. Beyond Yahoo, Freedom of speech does exist because you had the "freedom" to say it, but people didn't take it in or didn't take it seriously.

Answer 8

No that really doesn't go against freedom of speech, because people also have the right to not be harassed. Yes, you should be able to say what you want, but you need to be respectable to other people.

Answer 9

No, freedom of speech is not a joke. There has to be some limits due to decency and expectations when the place speech is being placed is private and owned and operated by someone that has defined those limits. Then it is your decision whether or not to support that business.

Answer 10

Freedom of speech is not a joke, men and woman have died protecting it. The people who think its a joke are the liberal politically correct crowd. Political correct is a joke not freedom of speech