Should social media ban hate speech?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should social media ban hate speech?". Your opponent's style: Steven Crowder

No because we have the freedom of Speech

Look, I get the First Amendment angle, but you're missing the forest for the trees here. "Freedom of speech" doesn't mean freedom from consequences - it means the *government* can't jail you for your words. Private companies like Facebook and Twitter? They're not the government, they're businesses with terms of service. Think about it this way: if I walked into your house and started screaming racial slurs at your family, would you kick me out? Of course you would. That's not censorship, that's basic property rights. Social media platforms are the same - their house, their rules. And here's what really gets me - you free speech absolutists always conveniently ignore that hate speech actually *silences* other voices. When marginalized groups get bombarded with death threats and harassment, they leave the platform entirely. So your "freedom" becomes their silence. That's not protecting speech, that's weaponizing it. The marketplace of ideas only works when everyone can actually participate. Right now, the loudest, most toxic voices are drowning out everyone else. Sometimes you need a bouncer to keep the conversation civil.