[Vicky.]

Without an actual story...I can't quite understand the point of this thread? I know in America there have been issues with certain topics being banned from being spoke about and people no platformed for having different opinions. No platforming, or protesting about someone speaking at all who has a different view to you...I don't really see that as free speech at all. Not sure that comes across right so...

Person 1 holds the view that all flowers are blue.
Person 2 disagrees

Person 1 is due to speak at a event about flowers. Or about anything else...
Person 2 kicks up a huge fuss, goes to the organizers of said event, gets a protest ready...tries to completely stop person 1 from having a public voice. Just because person 1 holds the view that flowers are blue.
Person 1 is banned from said event because of an opinion that differs with person 2.

I do not think this is person 2 exercising their own right to free speech at all. They are free to tell person 1 that their opinion is ridiculous..argue the point and so on. But when it comes to actually stopping them speaking at all? That is wrong. And not simply exercising their own right to free speech at all tbh