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Alito's logic on this is troubling. "... the case raises questions of “great importance” concerning a “ground-breaking” Texas law that addresses “the power of
by timoth3y 4y ago
Alito's logic on this is troubling.
"... the case raises questions of “great importance” concerning a “ground-breaking” Texas law that addresses “the power of dominant social media corporations to shape public discussion of the important issues of the day.”
True. As did the penny press in the founders day, as did Yellow Journalism in the early 1900's, as does Fox News and Twitter today.
The fact that these media have the ability to shape public discussion should be a very strong reason for the government to be as hands off as possible.
BTW, I'm not saying the discourse on any of those media is productive or worthwhile, but the fact that Alito considers the influence on public discussion as a possible justification for government intervention is chilling.
It is absolutely not the government's job to compel speech. Not from people and not from corporations.