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> What spirit is that? It’s the spirit of the audience to want all viewpoints available. I explicitly said I’m not talking about the government and I don’t kno

> What spirit is that? It’s the spirit of the audience to want all viewpoints available. I explicitly said I’m not talking about the government and I don’t know how your scoutmaster example has anything to do with what we’re talking about. If you operate a platform, you are not a media company, you’re a utility and you shouldn’t interfere with content. If you’re part of the audience you should demand access to all content so you can make your own decisions. That is the spirit of free speech I’m talking about. Edit: I explicitly stated I'm talking about the spirit of free speech and not the law. I'm not going to bother replying to comments that don't address that point.

KirinDave 7y ago
> I explicitly said I’m not talking about the government and I don’t know how your scoutmaster example has anything to do with what we’re talking about. Really? You really don't? > If you operate a platform, you are not a media company, you’re a utility and you shouldn’t interfere with content. This has never been true. It cannot be true in the American legal framework. What's more, that's not what this discussion or the Executive's survey is about. We can look at lawsuits brought by friends of this initiative and public complaints listed to see that their actual complaint is with heckling. Trump wants to suppress sources, Nunes wants to punish the operator of the "Devin Nunes's Cow" account. Heckling is the right of the audience to speak back to the speak and not be lectured to at gunpoint.
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IOT_Apprentice 7y ago
If you operate a business, you are not a utility. If Twitter is not a media company, then they are not subject to FCC or government regulation. Furthermore, you are not required to use Twitter, nor do you pay to do so. The first amendment does not allow you to walk into Walmart with a blazing Tiki Torch yelling "Jews will not replace us". If the "audience" does not get what they want they are free to move elsewhere and seek it. Move to gab and speech away. Start a blog, post on Brietbart or the Daily Stormer or Fox News or the Blaze, or the Federalist or r/theDonals. Their comment sections are open, have at it.

KirinDave 7y ago

> I explicitly said I’m not talking about the government and I don’t know how your scoutmaster example has anything to do with what we’re talking about. Really? You really don't? > If you operate a platform, you are not a media company, you’re a utility and you shouldn’t interfere with content. This has never been true. It cannot be true in the American legal framework. What's more, that's not what this discussion or the Executive's survey is about. We can look at lawsuits brought by friends of this initiative and public complaints listed to see that their actual complaint is with heckling. Trump wants to suppress sources, Nunes wants to punish the operator of the "Devin Nunes's Cow" account. Heckling is the right of the audience to speak back to the speak and not be lectured to at gunpoint.

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IOT_Apprentice 7y ago

If you operate a business, you are not a utility. If Twitter is not a media company, then they are not subject to FCC or government regulation. Furthermore, you are not required to use Twitter, nor do you pay to do so. The first amendment does not allow you to walk into Walmart with a blazing Tiki Torch yelling "Jews will not replace us". If the "audience" does not get what they want they are free to move elsewhere and seek it. Move to gab and speech away. Start a blog, post on Brietbart or the Daily Stormer or Fox News or the Blaze, or the Federalist or r/theDonals. Their comment sections are open, have at it.