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The first amendment protects you from the American government. Private entities can block what they want. Your first amendment rights were not violated if Face
by electricEmu 9y ago
The first amendment protects you from the American government. Private entities can block what they want.
Your first amendment rights were not violated if Facebook censors you.
- friendlydude12 9y agoNever made that claim but thanks for the info.
- snerbles 9y agoThere are cases where the First Amendment can apply to "private-owned public spaces", such as company towns [0] or shopping malls [1]. While such a designation has not yet been applied to Facebook, some are exploring the possibility of doing so [2]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_v._Alabama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_v._Alabama [1] https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2010/08/free-speech-california-court-rules-malls-restrictions-on-conversations-with-strangers-unconstitutional/ https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2010/08/free-speech-cali... [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-11-29/how-to-tame-google-facebook-amazon-and-apple https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-11-29/how-to-ta...