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> I don't understand what people don't get about the 1st amendment. A right to free speech, is set in stone in the US Constitution It seems like you yourself m
by xref 6y ago
> I don't understand what people don't get about the 1st amendment. A right to free speech, is set in stone in the US Constitution
It seems like you yourself may be having a little 1st amendment confusion, it has no bearing on private companies and only refers to laws Congress is allowed to pass.
The opening paragraph of the amendment:
“Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_Unite...
- kemitchell 6y ago> it has no bearing on private companies and only refers to laws Congress is allowed to pass. I'm afraid that's not quite right. The Fourteenth Amendment acts to extend the Bill of Rights to the states, as well. So the First Amendment limits not just the laws the federal government can pass and enforce, but the laws state governments can pass and enforce, too. With some exceptions, the First Amendment also prohibits laws compelling speech. This is at the root of platforms' legal rights to set their own rules for content moderation, or to choose what to publish. For a recent case on compelled speech, see the Supreme Court decision in the Becerra case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Family_and_Life_Advocates_v._Becerra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Family_a...