François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, was one of the most revered and respected thinkers 🤔 of his generation, particularly on topics such as the importance of freedom of speech 📣📣📣 🔥 Often misattributed, in her biography of Voltaire, Evelyn Beatrice Hall famously wrote: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" to describe his beliefs… a quote which lives on to this day 🔥 ➡️➡️➡️ It is a long-held idea that free speech means accepting views which may be contrary to your own still deserve a platform, an idea which is even enshrined in the United States Constitution’s First Amendment: 🏛️ “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech…” 🏛️ And yet the truth is this: in the 21st century, it’s never been easier for governments, their regulators, and their Silicon Valley stooges to silence dissonant voices 😡😡😡 ⚠️⚠️⚠️ It’s what happened to us back in 2020, when London Real, having broadcast over 14,000 vide...