Future of Free Speech at Risk in Trump Impeachment Trial | Opinion Terry Schilling , Executive director, American Principles Project On 2/10/21 at 6:30 AM EST For some time now, concerns have been growing nationwide about restrictions on free speech and the censorship of disfavored views. These concerns are not without merit—what began as a slow purge of fringe voices by certain online platforms has intensified in recent months into a full-blown attack on certain ideas. Prominent voices in the media, big tech and even the halls of Congress call for proponents of views they deem "misinformation" to be completely de-platformed. In recent weeks, would-be deplatformers have introduced a new term of art to justify an even greater crackdown on unwelcome political speech: "incitement to violence."