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by gremlinunderway 16 days ago
Re-read the beginning of the First Amendment, because it's such a common mistake that I'm surprised people still make it:

"Congress shall make no laws ... "

The first amendment bars the *government* from infringing on your free speech. It has zero standing or bearing on private citizens or corporations.

Which is why people crowing about it on social media or universities are completely oblivious to the fact that these organizations have absolutely zero responsibility to enable your free speech.

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Microsoft's blog is calling this criminal activity. They are threatening to bring in the government to go after this speech.

This is a first amendment issue.