Do you believe you either do or do not have freedom of speech and that there is no in between?

Speech which endangers others (incites or scares, like yelling fire in a crowded theater) is not free speech, but most hate speech is protected.

I am glad that hate speech is allowed..

Better the devil you know.

What the constitutional scolar above doesn't mention is that the Herculean computers which drive the internet are owned by the United States Taxpayer.. and that freedom os Speech is guaranteed to citizens on public property...Community guidelines which restrict free speech are in fact, unconstitutional.

Freedom of speech, like any other freedom, is not absolute. There are reasonable restrictions, such as not shouting "fire!" in a crowded theater. And like not telling lies about someone else -- slander and libel.

Also, freedom of speech does not mean that you can say anything you want anywhere you want. You cannot insist that the local newspaper print whatever stupid rant you send them, but you can create your own newspaper (or other form of communication) and publish that rant.

You cannot say whatever you want here unless you stick to the Community Guidelines. But you can create your own web page (there are many, many ways) and say whatever you want on it.

The First Amendment says Congress shall make no law . . . but that does not imply that there are no consequences to anything you say. In fact, if you think about it, you wouldn't want it that way.

Not necessarily.

You can't yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater if there isn't one.

You can't commit libel.

You can't incite someone to murder.

But, for the most part, censorship should not be allowed.

Addendum: sans pants - "Restrictions on freedom of speech are common. We don't have absolute freedom of speech here, for example.:"

Well, that's because Yahoo is a private company. They have the right to determine what gets posted on their forums.

The government doesn't have that right.

freedom of speech is about voicing your opinion. We may voice any op onion we have (so far).

The Bill of Rights is more about control than entitlements. The items listed in it are what government has taken away to control the people.

We do have freedom of speech

Restrictions on freedom of speech are common. We don't have absolute freedom of speech here, for example. What is important is the freedom to express ideas, not the freedom to provoke.

there is an in between with freedom of speech; reality. freedom of speech come with a price, meaning if you r in da gray area then u better be prepared to deal with the consequences of your speech

We do not have absolute freedom of speech.

Anyway, people need to understand that freedom of speech does not mean freedom from the responsibilities and consequences of what you say.

I believe to a degree then social regualtion comes in.

there is an in between to protect people against hate speech.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no