the name is unfortunate because "free speech" has since become a dogwhistle in some circles, but they don't mean it that way. here's some of their blog posts to get a picture for the kind of people they are:

https://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2021/01/19/free-speech-in-2021/
https://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2025/07/27/a-quick-note-to-our-queer-members/
https://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2026/02/11/is-nearlyfreespeech-net-anti-ai/