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> Ok... so according to this article, Elon can start censoring Democrats and any left wing ideas and that should be ok, right? That wouldn't violate free speech
by sidibe 4y ago
> Ok... so according to this article, Elon can start censoring Democrats and any left wing ideas and that should be ok, right? That wouldn't violate free speech. He can get funding from the RNC, work with Republicans who are not in government, and let them dictate how the platform should be run. Twitter can become a right wing haven, having massive amounts of influence on the public without any challenge from the other side, and that should be perfectly fine, correct?
As far as the 1st amendment goes: correct.
- proc0 4y agoThen great, that is consistent. I just doubt that would be the case. I think the actual justification for banning one political side is not "it's a private company", but rather "it allows our side to win".
- dragonwriter 4y ago> I think the actual justification for banning one political side is not “it’s a private company” That wasn’t the claimed justification. (That is the reason it is not a violation of Constitutional free speech, but not the reason for the action.)
- jshen 4y agoNo one banned one political side except Fox News