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Freedom of speech vs. freedom of reach.

• jnwatson 6y ago
  speech x money = reach. The Supreme Court of the US decided that freedom of speech implies freedom of reach, including the financial means to do so.
  • dwaltrip 6y ago
    speech x technology x money = reach
  • loceng 6y ago
    Which gets balanced out greatly with policy proposals like Andrew Yang's Democracy Dollars, where every eligible voter gets allocated $100/year to contribute to the politician(s) of their choosing.
• chrisco255 6y ago
  It's really the same thing. Freedom of the press is also right there in the First Amendment, implying the right to reach an audience with a message.
  • dane-pgp 6y ago
    At least with the press, historically, the editor was a human being (generally with a known set of allegiances), rather than an algorithm; and people had to pay for their news, which kept the publisher accountable. If people had multiple (interoperable) Facebooks to choose from, and had to pay for them based on how often they visited the site, I imagine the news / social media landscape would look a lot different.
  • loceng 6y ago
    Sure but not wherever you want, e.g. a privately owned platform doesn't prevent freedom of the press, just not on their private property - just like if a business requires a mask for you to enter/be served, they don't have to allow you on their property if you don't follow their rules.