i wouldn't call that speech exactly
I'm not referring to just words that are allowed. I'm speaking of discussions of certain
vaping and DIY subjects that are allowed, which I can't even describe here without getting a three day ban.
Editing to add: Another form of censorship that galled me was back around 2013 or 14, can't quite remember what year, when the owner of JuicyVapor (later name changed to Nixteria) was accused of molesting his adolescent step daughter. ECF immediately tried, convicted and hung him in this forum by banning any mention of his company name by blotting it out with ********* when it was written in a post. So I followed the trial. Either the case was dismissed or he was found innocent (again, it's been a few years, so I don't remember which). He'd been accused of getting in her bed and showing her porn on his phone while doing things to himself in front of her. The case was dismissed, or he was found innocent, due to absolute lack of evidence, zero evidence of any history of porn on his phone, zero DNA evidence in the child's bed, mattress, carpet, of him ever having been there.
It also bugs me that when someone is banned here, their user profile is made to look like they were immature and got mad and left, with "someone on the internet was MEAN". They might not be doing that now. Haven't seen anybody "disappeared" lately.
The two forums are different, and vive la difference. My reason for participating is mainly to inspire newbies and lurkers, which was how I came to both sites when I first took up vaping 10+ years ago. ECF makes it easier to find new member posts than VU. Sometimes I log in to look for info. Sharing fun and humor, and getting to know people enough to consider them friends, are nice benefits of the process.