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This is a story about a company not getting away with something. In general the US has turned the dial very far to the free speech side, even for advertising.
by wmf 3y ago
This is a story about a company not getting away with something. In general the US has turned the dial very far to the free speech side, even for advertising.
- danpalmer 3y agoBut it is a story about a company who tried something that was obviously invalid and that most companies in, say, Europe, would never even think to try. And they got away with it for 4 years.
- blagie 3y agoThe dial should be turned very high on the free speech side. The problem is that companies are treated as the "corporate person," which is complete nonsense. This isn't about pro/anti-business. It's just that companies aren't people, don't have rights, and good business regulation looks nothing like good human regulation. The Constitution, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, etc. are great document for rights of humans. They don't apply well to things which aren't humans. That's not even to say other constructs don't or shouldn't have rights. They're just not the same rights.