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I thought the term "protected speech" usually means speech that is protected from government censorship by the 1st Amendment. But I'm not sure that has any bear
by ytpete 6y ago
I thought the term "protected speech" usually means speech that is protected from government censorship by the 1st Amendment. But I'm not sure that has any bearing in this context since government censorship isn't involved here.
- thefucnjosh 6y agoSedition, terrorism, and advocating the overthrow of the government ARE NOT PROTECTED SPEECH
- throwawaysea 6y agoIn the US, they are actually protected speech unless relating to an imminent threat. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seditious_libel#Seditious_speech_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seditious_libel#Seditious_spee...
- ytpete 6y agoJust to clarify (belatedly), my point was that whether or not it's protected speech doesn't matter when we're discussing Twitter - because Twitter isn't beholden to the 1st Amendment. They are free to block speech even if it is "protected."