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Top Civil Rights Lawyers Warn Mark Zuckerberg of Potential Criminal Liability
- mikece 7y agoI think it's quite possible Facebook will be facing criminal actions before long both because there are statutes that can be cited that FB is probably violating and because states/localities might see suing Facebook as a possible revenue source. Ultimately I think Facebook is simply caught in the middle of a divided America and fighting with each other online will almost certainly spill over into the courts... I just hope it doesn't spill out into the streets as well.
- DannyB2 7y agoIf fighting spills into the streets, it will likely be because of social media. Fake news. Echo chambers.
- mtgx 7y agoNow we know why Zuck cares so much about going after the people that made it easy to hack U.S. politicians' WhatsApp accounts. He's trying to buy some favor to get him out of prison.
- scohesc 7y agoI wouldn't have even warned them - I'm sure the small city's worth of lawyers they have on payroll know more than we think that the CEO could be liable - they just know all the loopholes and have all the cash to defend their choice.
- DannyB2 7y ago"Zuckerberg has insisted that the policy is based on a commitment to free expression and has invoked the First Amendment and the values it protects as the impetus behind the company’s decision." I would point out something about free expression. There can be consequences to free expression. You can't yell Far in a crawdad theater.
- colejohnson66 7y ago> You can't yell Far in a crawdad theater. That saying was created by the Supreme Court back in 1919 as a way to convict a man protesting the draft. I’d be careful using it. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_the...