Freedom of Expression

[jjhunter]

a place of our own
to sing our words as we will
to be as we are

fear not that we be undone
disappeared not, erased not

dreamwidth fights for us
shields us from trolls under bridges
proves safe for our trust.

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'shields us from trolls'--Dreamwidth has weathered two rounds of highly organized troll attacks against its payment systems. The trolls sought the removal of "entries on our service that contain nothing but constitutionally and legally protected speech that is not against our Terms of Service."

From Dreamwidth's Guiding Principles:

Freedom: We believe in free expression. We will not place limits on your expression, except as required by United States law or to protect the quality and long-term viability of the service (such as removing spam). We will provide you with tools that make creativity and free expression easy. If, at any point, we have to place restrictions on your expression, we will tell you why, and work to find the best solutions possible.

Final stanza revised 5/6/10.

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