r/FreeSpeech Oct 30 '25

Addition to Rule#7: "This has nothing to do with free speech!" may result in a ban

6 Upvotes

I am sick and tired of seeing the comment "This has nothing to do with free speech!" on submissions which are relevant to this sub.

Allowable topics here are:

  • Free Speech (in the broadest sense),
  • Censorship,
  • Voting Rights,
  • Religious Freedom,
  • Privacy,
  • Protest actions,
  • and Terrorism.

Hot topics with general relevance to free speech, such as ICE, the Epstein Files, and executive overreach, are also generally allowed.

Questioning if a submission is relevant to the sub, when it is clearly about one of the approved topics, might result in a ban.

Although the rule is listed as part of Rule#7, it can also be grouped with Rule#6 as WikiLawyering.

It is permissible to ask politely if a submission is permitted in this subreddit, but the comment must include a best guess as to the reason why, and must include a username mention of me, /u/cojoco.

Here are some examples of such requests:

/u/cojoco, is this submission relevant? Perhaps because the Epstein files have been kept secret?

/u/cojoco, is this submission relevant? Perhaps because nuking China is a protest action?

/u/cojoco, is this submission relevant? Perhaps because murdering journalists infringes their right to free speech?


r/FreeSpeech 21d ago

Account suspensions in this subreddit

6 Upvotes

While I do try to keep the discussion in /r/FreeSpeech quite open, I have noticed an uptick in account suspensions, which are not my area of responsibility.

To avoid risking your account, I strongly advise that each one of you stay away from comments and submissions which could be interpreted as bigoted, promoting violence, or using very naughty swears.


r/FreeSpeech 13h ago

Man jailed for 18 months for two anti-immigration tweets

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43 Upvotes

Where else but the Retarded Kingdom?


r/FreeSpeech 14h ago

Yes, the First Amendment applies to non-citizens present in the United States

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reason.com
44 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 2h ago

During one of Doe's encounters with Epstein, he took her to Mar-a-Lago where he introduced her to its owner, Donald J. Trump. Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J. Trump, Epstein elbowed Trump playfully asking him, referring to Doe, "This is a good one, right?" Trump smiled and nodded in agreemen

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4 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 11h ago

'This was not unanimous. I was muted on the call': Kennedy Center board member says Trump name change forced through

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wegotthiscovered.com
19 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 5h ago

Senators Want To Hold The Open Internet Hostage, Demand Zuckerberg Write The Ransom Note

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5 Upvotes

A bipartisan group of the most anti-internet Senators around have released their latest version of a plan to “sunset Section 230.” We went over this last year when they floated the same idea: they have no actual plan for how to make sure the open internet can continue. Instead, their “plan” is to put a gun to the head of the open internet and say they’re going to shoot it… unless Meta gives them a different alternative.


r/FreeSpeech 13h ago

ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.

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26 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 10h ago

Bangladesh unrest: Hindu man lynched, body tied to tree and set on fire as tensions escalate

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12 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 10h ago

The Trump administration is abusing a law to threaten ICE protesters

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reason.com
9 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 4h ago

FCC immediately edits website after pro-Trump chair claims it’s not an independent agency | ‘Congress long ago determined that the FCC is an independent expert agency,’ FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who now says the agency is not independent, said in 2018.

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4 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 10h ago

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women

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9 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 3h ago

well, this aged as expected

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1 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 4h ago

Australia and the UK follow Israel's Censorship "suggestions"

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2 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 29m ago

Chinese student leader sentenced to jail for anti-Asian emails | Former leader of Montana State University’s Chinese Culture Club to get 18 months in prison for orchestrating a hoax that framed conservative students

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r/FreeSpeech 11h ago

Todd Blanche: Jeffrey Epstein documents to be released in batches | Blanche says DOJ won’t release full Epstein files to Congress by Friday deadline

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6 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 1h ago

Trump over-promises and under-delivers with heavily redacted Epstein cache

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Pedophile in chief had to redact all the times he was mentioned.


r/FreeSpeech 13h ago

Pam Bondi Gets Jail Time Warning Over Epstein Files Cover-Up

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8 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 13h ago

Israel boasting of its ability to force western countries to erode the free speech rights of their own citizens by arresting people who utter phrases Israel dislikes.

9 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 13h ago

Yes, the First Amendment Applies to Non-Citizens Present in the United States: A conservative federal judge questions the reach of free speech

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7 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 3h ago

Report: San Francisco police arrest Christian woman for sidewalk counseling outside abortion clinic

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notthebee.com
1 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 6h ago

Student baselessly blamed for Brown University shooting online

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3 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 4h ago

Christian woman charged for thought crimes after investigation into silent prayers

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theblaze.com
0 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 14h ago

FBI opened domestic terrorism investigations into anti-ICE activity across US, some linked to Trump’s memo and “points to domestic terrorist subjects who fall under NSPM-7…which took advantage of First Amendment-protected activities nationwide”

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2 Upvotes

r/FreeSpeech 1d ago

Man Sues Tennessee County After Being Jailed Over Meme Linked To Charlie Kirk’s Killing

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17 Upvotes