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by canoebuilder 1924 days ago
Yeah, this has actually been thought of before.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroristic_threat
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nonotreally 1924 days ago
I'm not suggesting that I've stumbled into some new idea.

I'm trying to understand what people mean when they say "free speech platform".

It seems to be a get out of jail free card of sorts.

"Free speech" without any limits obviously doesn't work. Where are the limits of the parent comment? The devil is in the details.

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canoebuilder 1924 days ago
Twitter, Facebook etc. are communication platforms in the same way the postal service, telephone system, etc are communications platforms.

Communication platforms in the US should adhere to the US constitution.

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ska 1924 days ago
Are you suggesting that these international platforms should keep track of location (and nationality?) of everyone who is on them and apply different standards based on that?

Or just on the basis of the one or more places the company itself is are incorporated? Will they shop around for communication laws the same way they do for taxes?

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nonotreally 1924 days ago
It can't be that simple. This is a private company.

Isn't this where the entire problem is coming from? If this were a state run service, we know the answer and can apply it easily.

The confusion is coming entirely from it being something other than the state.

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sneak 1924 days ago
The US constitution effectively says that you have complete editorial control over the content of your own website.

Facebook and Twitter run websites.

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