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Non-US person here so please excuse my ignorance. What amendment covers speech that doesn't involve the government. This is what I found on wikipedia about the
by barbazoo 3y ago
Non-US person here so please excuse my ignorance. What amendment covers speech that doesn't involve the government. This is what I found on wikipedia about the 1st:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_...
> Although the First Amendment applies only to state actors, there is a common misconception that it prohibits anyone from limiting free speech, including private, non-governmental entities.
- goodSteveramos 3y agoIf you personally believe in freedom of speech, then you will give your political opponents a platform to disagree with you and debate them on the merits (if any) of their arguments. This principle of honor is what motivated the first amendment and so people confuse the principle with the amendment.