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The first amendment applies to the government and not individual businesses like google.
by UncleEntity 4y ago
The first amendment applies to the government and not individual businesses like google.
- colinmhayes 4y ago
- frumper 4y agoA company could voluntarily create an opt in system, but the US government couldn’t mandate it. Not sure if it’s realistic to think any companies would though
- Thorrez 4y agoBy "applies to x" do you mean "grants the freedom of speech to x" or "stops x from taking the freedom of speech away from others"?
- richrichardsson 4y agoI'm not sure why you're being downvoted, perhaps because it's a slightly clumsy statement? Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. What was obvious though is you meant that the 1st Amendment says the government can't restrict speech. Private businesses such as Google are perfectly able to set the rules for their platforms as they see fit.
- colinmhayes 4y agoSure, but private businesses aren’t going to regulate themselves. Only way this stuff happens is if the government forces them, which they can’t in the us. Companies have nothing to gain from letting people opt out of being reviewed, and they certainly don’t want to hire more support staff.