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How does the government using Twitter as a means of communication infringe anyone's freedom of speech? Just because the government uses the services of a corpo
by armada651 3y ago
How does the government using Twitter as a means of communication infringe anyone's freedom of speech?
Just because the government uses the services of a corporation does not make that corporation a government agency. Twitter doesn't suddenly lose its right to moderate speech on its platform just because the government uses that platform.
- kstrauser 3y agoRight. It can and should restrict how the government uses those services, but not the service itself.
- LinuxBender 3y agoTwitter doesn't suddenly lose its right to moderate speech on its platform just because the government uses that platform. I think it does, if that is the only means of communication with them. Meaning they only engage on Twitter/X and let their voicemail boxes fill up. That is why I believe this should be tested in the supreme court. [Edit] I should also that that with the former federal agents that managed to get planted in Twitter that were colluding with active duty federal agents that puts Twitter and the US government position in control of speech. I have no idea if Elon removed all of those people or not or if it makes a difference at this point. For all intents and purposes regarding speech the federal government has functional control as if they had used eminent domain but without getting approval to do so. I assume speech on Twitter is highly curated at this point. Curated speech has no place in government communications with its people.
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