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Supreme Court to hear challenges to Texas, Florida social media laws
- o-90 3y agoThe audio for oral arguments if anyone is interested in listening: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2023 https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2...
- TheCaptain4815 3y agoIt's incredibly sad we've come to this and the free speech "libertarian" nature of the internet is long dead. These laws, even if found "legal", are just a band-aid and won't change the underlying truth about how half the country (and most new immigrants) think of free speech.
- kelseyfrog 3y agoSad, sure, but libertarianism doesn't scale. Once we let anyone's kids and randos on the Internet, the goose was cooked. There's no putting that genie back in the bottle, short of making Internet 2.
- SilverBirch 3y agoJust to be clear, could you lay out for us how exactly you think social media sites would operate in a scenario where the Texas law was upheld? Let's say for example, that the Texas law was upheld and Hacker News lost any ability to moderate the comments section of this site, how do you think that would go?
- TheCaptain4815 3y agoI don’t think it’s possible, hence my point on societal changes. It’s unenforceable for the most part and would lead the last real free speech sites to really shut down.
- paxys 3y ago> "Freedom of speech is under attack in Texas," declared Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott at the bill signing. "There is a dangerous movement by some social media companies to silence conservative ideas and values. This is wrong and we will not allow it in Texas." Should tell you all you need to know.
- splitstud 3y ago[dead]
- bradley13 3y agoTexas is right. Platforms cannot pick and choose which viewpoints they want to allow. If they do, they become publishers and become responsible for what is published. I really doubt they want that liability.
- krapp 3y agoIncorrect. Platforms absolutely can pick and choose which viewpoints they want to allow. Their legal liability for what they "publish" does not depend on neutrality. https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-section-230-communications-decency-act/ https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referre...
- freejazz 3y agoIs The CDA even implicated in these case? I don't think so according to the syllabus provided by the supreme court.