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"working with federal government to censor speech" is a 1A violation on the government's side
by traderj0e 7mo ago
"working with federal government to censor speech" is a 1A violation on the government's side
- bigyabai 7mo agoPrivately owned platforms are not required to respect the First Amendment. Neither Twitter nor X can guarantee your freedoms.
- traderj0e 7mo agoOf course not. Those platforms have 1A rights. In some cases, the US govt violated those rights by pressuring them to take down viewpoints, hence what I said about "1A violation on the government's side." In other cases, the platform did it all on their own. That's perfectly legal but is also rightfully seen by users as political censorship, something the EFF claims to fight even when it's not from the govt.
- the_why_of_y 7mo agohttps://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/07/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-twitter-and-hunter-bidens-laptop/ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/07/hello-youve-been-referre...
- traderj0e 7mo agoWhat did I say about the laptop? The WH coercion was about covid19.
- the_why_of_y 7mo agoMy bad, I posted below the wrong parent, now I can't delete it.
- traderj0e 7mo agoah np, HN probably disallows it cause I replied already
- nomel 7mo agoThe government compelling them is the issue.