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What defines what is a "politician". Seems like it would be easy to abuse.

• heyitsguay 5y ago
  Right? If someone runs for some local position with no requirements to get on the ballot, can they start posting incitements to violence against DeSantis or whoever? Writing "go shoot this guy" might run afoul of other laws, but if you just post about how a lot of people are saying so-and-so has a child sex dungeon and somebody ought to do something about it, that's still free speech right? Or can you still get kicked off for, say, posting objectively false information or roundabout encouragements of violence? That was basically where the "deplatforming" controversy started in the first place.
  • g00gler 5y ago
    > but if you just post about how a lot of people are saying so-and-so has a child sex dungeon and somebody ought to do something about it, that's still free speech right? That’d be libel / defamation.
    • shkkmo 5y ago
      That depends on a number of things. Is the subect a Public figure or not? Do you know that claim you are repeating is false? Do you have a reasonable belief that the rumor ia true? How many people are you talking to? Are you repeating the claim out of malice?
    • TheCoelacanth 5y ago
      It's virtually impossible for a politician to win a defamation suit in the US. The bar is incredibly high.
• shkkmo 5y ago
  A politician is defined (for these purposes) as anyone who has officially registered their candidancy for an election that has not happened yet. It is also worth pointing out that unser this law you still must inform your social networks of your candidacy so they know they can't deplaform you.