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Part of supporting free speech is accepting that private companies are not compelled to publish or support political leaders or their followers. It would be a b
by grahamburger 6y ago
Part of supporting free speech is accepting that private companies are not compelled to publish or support political leaders or their followers. It would be a bigger threat to free speech if Twitter etc. were required to publish the president's tweets just because he's the president. Of course it might end up being a bad idea for tech companies to deplatform the president and his cronies, but doing so is excersizing free speech rights, not restricting them.
In general where two entities free speech rights are in conflict I would suggest it's best to make sure the less powerful entity gets the right of way. As powerful as social media platforms are, they're still not at powerful as the U.S. President.
- zionic 6y agoCompelled? No. Financial orgs are not compelled to be moral. But as the left loves: freedom from prosecution is not freedom from consequences