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The first amendment applies to the actions of govnerment officials, not private parties. In the meat-space analogy, the mall is still able to kick out people f
by lambda 9y ago
The first amendment applies to the actions of govnerment officials, not private parties.
In the meat-space analogy, the mall is still able to kick out people for violating its rules on conduct, but government officials are not allowed to, nor are they allowed to ask the mall to kick people out on their behalf.
> Trump can just drop twitter
Can he, really? It is his favorite medium, the one that allows him direct access to a large base of devoted fans, and allows him to state his mind publicly in a way that is not filtered by aids, media organizations, and the like.
- icebraining 9y agoIn what way would a private site (say, a self-hosted GNU Social instance) not allow Trump direct access to a large base of devoted fans, and allows him to state his mind publicly in a way that is not filtered by aids, media organizations, and the like?