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With Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter, the age-old freedom of speech debate has awoken yet again. On one end, people claim that we should silence those with offensive and hurtful views. On the other end, the claim is that freedom of speech is required for the functioning of our democracy. However, is free speech an absolute, or should there be a line drawn somewhere? And where, exactly, should that line be drawn? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices