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by PaulDavisThe1st
849 days ago
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> If a law says "the government can't do X to you", then nothing individuals or corporations do can violate that law. Other individuals and corporations have many rights with respect to other individuals and corporations that are not shared with the government. In this particular aspect, the government cannot abridge your right to free speech, but this is widely understood as referring only to free speech essentially controlled by government (i.e. public contexts). I am (relatively) free to limit your "free speech" in my magazine or blog or youtube channel. Part of the question before the court is the extent to which social media is closer to a government controlled space or context or a private publication. |
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Agreed, and those are written in things other than the First Amendment.
What were we discussing, again?
> Part of the question before the court is the extent to which social media is closer to a government controlled space or context or a private publication.
Which is patently absurd. There are some grey areas for the First Amendment, but "is a private corporation actually the government?" isn't one of them. That's extremely black and white. Republicans arguing otherwise just don't like that some corporations have at least attempted to moderate hateful speech and misinformation.
Now, maybe if tech platforms had been granted a monopoly by the government, like some utilities, then sure, but that's not the case here.