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Corporations don't have to protect first amendment rights of others, they actually have them in the US. The Supreme Court has granted corporations in the US at
by nabla9 6y ago
Corporations don't have to protect first amendment rights of others, they actually have them in the US.
The Supreme Court has granted corporations in the US at least a partial right to free speech and political speech in special. Even against protected minorities (Gay wedding cake decision).
Maybe Tim Cook could say that Apple is using it's free speech rights as a corporation when denying service.
- mc32 6y agoYou’re going on a tangent. He’s saying it’s not a speech issue because what he banned is not considered speech, so it does not fit under that umbrella and thus irrelevant to discuss a a speech issue at all.
- nabla9 6y agoI think Tim Cook is sidestepping for PR purposes. We should not discuss the issue in his terms. The question is not if this particular speech is protected or not, because it does not apply to Apple at all. The only question is if Apple has right. It has.