[hermitdev]

I'm not going to touch bot farm, but the problem with labeling someone a troll and thus is that is subjective and not clearly defined. There's a level of intent behind being a troll vs being thought of as a troll.

Here, in the USA, we do have the right to freedoms of speech, press and association. These freedoms cannot be encroached on by the government without due process, and yes, that means it would need to go in front of a jury. It's on the government to prove that a law was broken before they can intervene with otherwise lawful speech. It's not up to a government bureaucrat to decide.

Just because you disagree with someone does not a troll make.

My problem with modern discourse is we've lost the ability to disagree with people without resorting to labeling and name calling. And that we think we need the government to protect us from things we may find distasteful or offensive. Because matters of taste are individual and subjective.

[tosc]

Ok, this is fine, but that means we have to classify Twitter as press, with all of the responsibilities as a publisher that this entails.

[pclmulqdq]

There is no such thing as a "press" classification in the US with respect to the first amendment. The press has the same rights as everyone else.

[tosc]

Right, but there is an exception for carriers such as Twitter from being treated as publishers, responsible for the material they distribute and monetize from their website.

They aren’t treated like press, but they need to be.