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Today we reject the idea that corporations have a freewheeling First Amendment right to censor what people say," Judge Andrew Oldham, 1st amendment Congress s
by themitigating 4y ago
Today we reject the idea that corporations have a freewheeling First Amendment right to censor what people say," Judge Andrew Oldham,
1st amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, ...
This doesn't apply to people or busineeses making their own rules
- dionian 4y agoso is it ok for a telephone company to cut your line if you support the resistance?
- scarface74 4y agoYes because the phone company is a natural monopoly. Twitter isn’t.
- plandis 4y agoTelephone companies are common carriers (AFAIK) and have additional rules they must follow. Twitter is not.
- yesco 4y agoLooks like it does now
- starik36 4y agoWhat about grocery stores? What if they declare that they won't sell you anything because your viewpoint is different from theirs? Surely groceries are not common carriers?
- themitigating 4y agoWhat if a baker doesn't like your view...oh
- themitigating 4y agoIs it ok for them to cut my line if I don't pay the bill? They are common carriers, like ISPs , social media companies are not
- leereeves 4y agoAre ISPs considered common carriers right now? I know that's changed a few times and I haven't kept up with the latest. Will social media companies be considered common carriers? That's still possible too. Ultimately, a "common carrier" is whatever the government says it is.
- themitigating 4y agoYes so change that then come back and make your argument. The 1st amendment can also be undone but I'm not making arguments as if that had happened
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- LegitShady 4y agoIt sounds like texas already has legislation that regulates that, and so doesn't need to go and come back
- themitigating 4y agoBeing challenged and could be overturned.
- cdash 4y agoWell, according to Texas. They are now.
- diydsp 4y agoSocial media are broadcasters and publishers. Phone companies are 1 to 1.
- thrown_22 4y ago>This doesn't apply to people or busineeses making their own rules It didn't apply to states either. Yet it now does. When something gets large and powerful enough it becomes a government regardless of how you try and spin it.
- wvenable 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause ?
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- themitigating 4y agoSo by your own opinion New York could ban all conservative speech?
- legacynl 4y ago> When something gets large and powerful enough it becomes a government regardless of how you try and spin it. Is this a quote or something? Because that doesn't make sense at all.