Endymio
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Unless you say or publish something the state of California disagrees with -- then your free speech rights are out the window.Meanwhile, in reality, Section 2 of the California Declaration of Rights specifically codifies freedom of speech not just for individuals but for publishers and ‘wire service’.
In the UC School System, for instance, university students are told that "misgendering" someone, disagreeing with their official views on gender or racial equality, or even something as innocuous as stating that you believe job success should be based on merit, or asking someone what country they're from -- all can be considered hate speech or a "microaggression", and be the basis for punishment up to and including suspension. Even if the speech in question occurred off campus or in a so-called public "free speech" online forum.