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> Imagine a hypothetical scenario where Dorsey threatens a president to say or not say something under penalty of deplatforming. The threat would be a crimina
by omarchowdhury 6y ago
> Imagine a hypothetical scenario where Dorsey threatens a president to say or not say something under penalty of deplatforming.
The threat would be a criminal offense.
- geomark 6y agoThreatening to deplatform is a criminal offense? What a world we live in.
- omarchowdhury 6y agoNo, coercion of the POTUS is the criminal offense. > where Dorsey threatens a president to say or not say something
- salawat 6y agoOut of curiosity, what do you think makes it illegal: the coercive aspect, or that it's aimed at POTUS?
- omarchowdhury 6y agoBoth. https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/18-usc-sect-610.html https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-crimes-and-criminal-pr...