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Writing code absolutely does not fall under free speech. Neither does any product development. Ford isn't allowed to ignore seat belt requirements and claim the
by _heimdall 3y ago
Writing code absolutely does not fall under free speech. Neither does any product development. Ford isn't allowed to ignore seat belt requirements and claim the government is infringing on the designers' freedom of speech/expression.
- jkuli 3y agoHaha, confidently incorrect. You made that up didn't you. Absolutely times infinity.
- carbocation 3y agohttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/remembering-case-established-code-speech https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/remembering-case-estab...
- _heimdall 3y agoThat case was extremely specific and doesn't mean that all code written falls under free speech. It was also tried in a very different time. Given that we can't even allow free speech on digital platforms today, I'm not sure that many courts would allow for free speech claims to fall under the first amendment.