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The First Amendment: >Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of

The First Amendment: >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. It's since been expanded through court cases to extend from congress to every government entity including local ones. The government is constitutionally forbidden from meddling with the press, even through private entities via the 14th amendment. The FBI and CIA meddled with twitter. The particulars aren't relevant. They're expressly forbidden from doing what they did.

michaelmrose 4y ago
This isn't true asking for your post to be removed doesn't violate your rights. It would if requests were accompanied by legal threats. Twitter is the one removing content and with every right to do so.
beej71 4y ago
This doesn't mean the government can't make requests to private companies, including the press.
- wrycoder 4y ago
  Government “requests” are usually treated as directives, since it’s well understood that they have many seemingly unrelated ways to make life difficult for a company and its officers.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    That’s not even true for Twitter. https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/removal-requests.html#1.6:2021-jul-dec https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/removal-requests...: > Overall, Twitter withheld or otherwise removed some or all of the reported content in response to 51% of global legal demands, down 5% from the previous reporting period.
    - wrycoder 4y ago
      Your category is "global" "legal" requests i.e. take-down requests. The FBI has special access and its requests aren't included in that report.
      - ceejayoz 4y ago
        The FBI was issuing these sorts of requests. I’d welcome specific evidence to the contrary.
- hellfish 4y ago
  Good idea, it's high time this practice gets banned

michaelmrose 4y ago

This isn't true asking for your post to be removed doesn't violate your rights. It would if requests were accompanied by legal threats. Twitter is the one removing content and with every right to do so.

beej71 4y ago

This doesn't mean the government can't make requests to private companies, including the press.

wrycoder 4y ago
Government “requests” are usually treated as directives, since it’s well understood that they have many seemingly unrelated ways to make life difficult for a company and its officers.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  That’s not even true for Twitter. https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/removal-requests.html#1.6:2021-jul-dec https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/removal-requests...: > Overall, Twitter withheld or otherwise removed some or all of the reported content in response to 51% of global legal demands, down 5% from the previous reporting period.
  - wrycoder 4y ago
    Your category is "global" "legal" requests i.e. take-down requests. The FBI has special access and its requests aren't included in that report.
    - ceejayoz 4y ago
      The FBI was issuing these sorts of requests. I’d welcome specific evidence to the contrary.
hellfish 4y ago
Good idea, it's high time this practice gets banned