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This has nothing to do with the bill of rights. Agreed. You don't have an inalienable right to spread whatever political lie you want In the U.S., you d
by DrScump 10y ago
This has nothing to do with the bill of rights.
Agreed.
You don't have an inalienable right to spread
whatever political lie you want
In the U.S., you do. "Real" media do it all the time. There are laws against making slanderous or libelous statements against individuals and entities, but every American has the right to say, "the moon landings were faked and greens are smarter than libertarians" if they want.
- morgante 10y agoYou dropped the most important part of that quote: "to millions of people." You're free to go on any street corner and rant about the moon landings. Facebook just isn't under any obligation to give you a platform to reach millions of people with that.
- DrScump 10y agoEven Facebook readers can post such things, and Facebook staff can remove it if they choose. Otherwise, you are seeking prior restraint. Typically, an individual lacks the reach to make statements visible to "millions" of Facebook feeds, unless they are celebrities.
- morgante 10y agoSure, but my point is that Facebook is no under obligation to allow you to post that stuff and is free to remove it whenever they feel. They could delete Breitbart's page tomorrow if they felt like it.