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There isn't really consensus on the matter. The government can probably compel you to stop updating the canary, but it's unclear if they can force you to publi

• tithe 2y ago
  > force you to publish a false update. I see. That's the compelled speech that the first amendment protects against, as outlined in the EFF FAQ [0]. Interesting. [0] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/warrant-canary-faq https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/warrant-canary-faq
  • akerl_ 2y ago
    This falls apart when you consider that courts aren't robots. I couldn't stand on a street corner and swing my arm every day, and when eventually my fist collides with somebody, claim to the court "oh, I didn't assault him, I swing my fist every day in this arc and he just got in my way". Likewise, for warrant canaries, it's unlikely that the court would consider it compelled speech when the entire premise is to use repeated speech to subvert the court's rulings.
  • radishingr 2y ago
    The Roberts court is fine with compelled speech, so long as it is as antiabortion. So I assume the same can be applied here.