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Agree with how you put this. Just a reminder to readers that the First Amendment prevents govt (Congress, and the States) from making laws that abridge freedom
by Terretta 6y ago
Agree with how you put this.
Just a reminder to readers that the First Amendment prevents govt (Congress, and the States) from making laws that abridge freedom of speech.
It governs the government, state actors, not Twitter or other private companies or individuals. If you are not a state actor and you want to limit speech, go bananas.
For example, think back to the Google memo, and misconception of free speech at work. This 2017 article calls the misunderstanding “tremendous”:
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/08/08/the-google-memo-is-a-reminder-that-we-generally-dont-have-free-speech-at-work/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/08...
Outlined: https://outline.com/2udPxF https://outline.com/2udPxF
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20200125155407/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/08/08/the-google-memo-is-a-reminder-that-we-generally-dont-have-free-speech-at-work/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200125155407/https://www.washi...