Free Speech is under direct attack by the major players in Web 2.
It has gotten to the point where people are afraid to speak up or say a certain word in fear of getting demonetized or worse.
On Twitter, I am seeing tweet after tweet about how someone has been banned from some Web 2 platform, without explanation. All their work gone in the blink of an eye. History erased. Twitter seems to be the last patch of free internet land on Web 2, and they do a good bit of censoring themselves.
This is a very slippery slope. As you know, I am a co-founder of @threespeak - a free speech platform built on HIVE. We are committed to preserving free speech and I will give my life to defend it.
Freedoms are not taken all at once. They are taken one inch at a time. First, they take the low hanging fruit to condition you into accepting small freedoms being taken. Inches gone are not noticed until they become miles. By that time, it’s too late...
We are on HIVE!!! An immutable blockchain that is the very essence of what Web 3 is and should be. Here you can speak freely, and your words will be heard.
This initiative is to share why Free Speech is important to you.
- What does Free Speech mean to you?
- Do you believe Free Speech is worth saving? If yes, why do you believe it is important?
Please write a whole post sharing your thoughts.
10 (or more) posts (shared on Twitter or other social media) will be rewarded with 100% upvotes. Even if your post isn't in the top 10, upvotes will be given in lesser amounts to active participants.
DETAILS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR UPVOTES:
- Share your HIVE post to Twitter. Comment below with both your Twitter & HIVE post links.
- Use the hashtag #freespeech in your HIVE post. Use the hashtags #FreeSpeech + #HIVE in your Tweet.
- BONUS Points: Tag someone on Twitter who has been censored on Web 2 (YouTube/FB, etc.) or someone who is fighting for Free Speech.
- The title of your HIVE post should include the word "Free Speech" & the main HIVE tag or one of the first 5 tags should be #freespeech
- @threespeak will be giving out 10+ MORE 100% upvotes for users that make #threespeak videos based on this initiative + use the #3speak hashtag on twitter when sharing their video!
Don't forget to use the tag POSH for extra posh upvotes.
@ocd will be curating this initiative as well!
Bonus, if your tweet goes "viral" with over 80 retweets + 220 likes - I will give out an extra 350 HIVEPOWER bonus each to those Hivers!
Another brilliant initiative Dan, this is totally wonderful, free speech is freedom and it sometimes functions as a check and balance. I'll be participating soonest.
Awesome initiative! 👏👏
TIA Dan for this initiative, it was nice to talk about this Matter at this moment.
#Hiveisalive
Hive blog : https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@rehan12/free-speech-or-or-reality
Ironically I'm unable to speak on this, because I'm censored on Twitter/FB/YT, and therefore can't participate.
Doesn't matter, I advocate free speech all day every day, for 12 years now. But thanks for the invitation : )
Thanks for this brilliant initiative. Rehiving this for a better exposure.
It took me more then 24 hour to release this post:
https://hive.blog/freespeech/@lorenzopistolesi/free-speech-hive-or-10-000-000-000-000-usdusd-mined-by-fed-with-debts-and-inflaction
Thanks @theycallmedan
More than happy to go in on this topic. Thanks for this, Dan!
Post link — https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@d-pend/free-speech-air-to-breathe
Tweet link (mentioned a recently deplatformed content creator) —
This is a timely and great prompt. Thanks.
https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@tarazkp/free-speech-is-never-free
this is my entry hive post
https://peakd.com/freespeech/@rockor/the-worth-of-free-speech
this is my tweet
https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@markkujantunen/freespeech-initiative-what-free-speech-means-to-me
#posh - #twitter:
My Post: https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@eddiespino/free-speech-is-in-danger
Hey! This is my entry!
Greetings to the whole community, good topic for discussion, I leave my entry.
Hive: https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@belkisa758/freedom-of-speech-or-libertad-de-expresion
Twitter:
Hello @theycallmedan. I hope I'm lucky enough to get a positive vote.
Twitter #Posh:
Hive: https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@flores39/hive-promotes-freedom-of-expression-hive-promueve-la-libertad-de-expresion
Peakd: https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@flores39/hive-promotes-freedom-of-expression-hive-promueve-la-libertad-de-expresion
Greetings
Here Dan
Hive
https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@josediccus/free-speech-initiative-the-core-meaning-to-me
Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/PERCIVAL_JOEY/status/1250278529930891264
Excellent subject matter, Dan. You always stand out in today's world and defend the good things. Getting ready now, a hug from Venezuela. @theycallmedan
Me llama la atención que siempre estas en todas partes! Me Agrada conocer a mujeres emprendedoras! Saludos!
jajajajaja gracias, de verdad hay otras que están más en todos lados pero trato de cubrir lo que está a mi alcance para seguir avanzando. Un abrazo para ti y gracias por tu comentario. @manuelramos.
"It has gotten to the point where people are afraid to speak up or say a certain word in fear of getting demonetized or worse."
If only there was a place where content is intrinsically monetized, and people didn't have to grovel before founders for that privilege.
That would be so cool.
Great initiative..! Thanks for this...
My post in Hive
My tweet in Twitter
Hi, my Hive and Twitter post below:
Hive: https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@rodrook/free-speech-mean-life-and-liberty
Twitter:
What do you mean by Web 2?
Does that just mean the modern internet or what?
Yes the centralized web. :)
Guess it could mean some blockchains these days as well. :P
Steem? Are you talking about Steem? You're talking about Steem, right? That cult where you get shunned and kicked to the curb for saying The H-word much like you would if you said fuck in church? That place?
:p
will you change your display name there to "nosteemlefttodump" in 2 months?
Now there's an idea. I have nearly four years worth of links spread all over the internet that point to that space though so I'll most likely keep it looking clean and continue to find ways to point that potential traffic to my new home.
https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@artemislives/freedom-to-engage-and-inform-outside-a-stage-managed-thai-burmese-political-narrative
Twitter POSH:
ALSO shared to my 2002 professional followers on LinkedIn. POSH: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marike-van-breugel-pure-thai-naturals_freedom-to-engage-inform-outside-a-stage-managed-activity-6656358009737965568-aF5t
A LOT of people on LinkedIn have a REASON to be blogging (more than just challenges etc) - I think that it's a great onboarding platform too with a lot of potential.
I wrote to Brian Rose from LondonReal, that he should join hive and that we had 3speak where he could post his videos :D
I’ve been commenting in his YouTube for ages now lol I guess he doesn’t see it! We should actually all be tweeting at London real
Ohh. Ye he might not be checking comments.
Dors he still have a twitter? I know he is gone from Linkedin.
Or maybe we should spam LondonReals support :p
I didn’t check their Twitter yes I know his banned from LinkedIn! I guess it’s something worth trying and reaching out to him, imagine havint Brian Rose as they signature face of 3speak and Hive how epic would that be
That would be amazing! :D
I just made a post from about Free Speech from Dan's initiative. Shared it on twitter and tagged LondonReal :p
LOL nice, I’ll join you now
Perfect! I did also tag David Icke, Hive and 3speak in the comments! So they have places to check out :D
You need to be careful in the way you make comments on youtube or it will be automatically hidden. The comment will be viewable for you, but no one else will see it(it will be shadowbanned). Mentioning Steemit.com previously was auto hidden, I am sure Hive will be too if it isn't already.
Might have to get creative by leaving comments like this
"join H-I-V-E d-o-t b-l-o-g(take out the -'s) for freedom of censorship"
Ohh damn. We could just sent him an email :p
But good to know, thanks!
Obviously, we will raise our voice..
Great initiative, I'm definitely joining this one 🥧
Just make superchats work on 3speak and we are all set!
Great Initiative, I will prepare my answer soon...
Got my post up: https://peakd.com/freespeech/@rishi556/free-speech
Excellent initiative @theycallmedan. Thank you very much for the support in my publications. Freedom of expression is not something we have easily achieved in nature. It is the product of the struggle of millions of people throughout history who have believed in the importance of freely expressing thought. In these times, being human is synonymous with being free. Without freedom our life is annulled.
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My post.
https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@irvinc/free-speech-initiative-or-don-t-lose-your-freedom
My Tweet.
Here is my entry :
https://hive.blog/hive-148441/@clixmoney/free-speech-may-save-a-niche
As the community members, we will defend what is ours!
Thanks mate for enlightment.
Thank you for promoting this type of initiative which also has an added value.
Twitter
Post HIVE
Another great initiative!
My post:https://peakd.com/freespeech/@joelagbo/free-speech-the-haunted-bird
My tweet:
I appreciate @threespeak, but I don't see how it is any different than any other centralized service. Don't the owners of #3speak have the powers of censorship just like any other platform? The blockchain is far too inefficient to host video content.
Perhaps I'm missing something.
Excellent initiative, I congratulate you Mr @theycallmedan, because freedom begins when we respect each other's rights to express our opinions freely, when, how and where we want, in an atmosphere of tolerance, respect, cordiality and good manners .
I believe that it is the privilege of this globalized world, in its different borders, advances and state of the art innovation, that through the Blockchain Immutable technology, as you said, is the future of the web 3, which implies that the network must bet on decentralization, security and reliability to feel at home . These last three parameters define in themselves what freedom of expression is...
Censorship in our lives, slowly makes our thoughts fall asleep, stagnate and die on the way For this reason, we Hiveans users must promote quality content, be creative, and in times of difficulty we are done, and we bet to continue innovating, changing our way of thinking, seeing and hearing, therefore, continue looking for scenarios, to face the adversities and go forward together with the favor of GOD.
¡Express yourself with EVERYTHING, not censorship!
Successes!
Cordial greetings, your friend Poeta La Flor Pálida M.M., from Venezuela a strong embrace in solidarity of the freedom of expression and in disagreement to censura😘😘😘
I love this idea because free speech really matters! Here's my post:
https://peakd.com/freespeech/@the-bitcoin-dood/why-free-speech-matters-to-me
And here's my Twitter post.
Thanks!
Saludos a todos. Hermano, @theycallmedan, genial iniciativa. Acá tienes mi participación:
▶ Hive.
▶ Twitter.
I am all for freedom of speech!
I joined again! ^^
HIVE: https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@tegoshei/free-speech-initiative-freedom-of-speech-an-original-poetry
TWITTER:
Free speech is a human right
Another good one. I will join
Here is my hive post link
https://hive.blog/hive-100421/@tony-duke/zszleisq
My twitter post
Awesome initiative! Love this kind of challenges :)
Post: https://hive.blog/hive/@maleidamarcano/freedom-of-speech-libertad-de-expresion
Posh:
Peakd: https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@cwow2/free-speech
Twitter:
3Speak Video:
Tweet:
Hive - https://peakd.com/freespeech/@chekohler/why-free-spech-still-matters
Twitter -
I'm in it for a minute, hope it reaches London Real would love to see them on 3speak
This is the time when censorship is at its peak so this right time launch this initiative.
Here is my thoughts :-
Tweet link :-
Hive link :- Free speech:- dream in web 2.0, reality in Web 3.0
I went a bit deep, but I've had plenty of time to think and worry about this:
https://peakd.com/freespeech/@mobbs/free-speech-is-as-uncomfortable-as-it-is-important
Hi all, here is my participate:
https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@oneray/free-speech-an-initiative-by-theycallmedan
twitter: