2023-01-12 04:17:42
The first amendment does not apply to private platforms, according to the Supreme Court. This is because the government was not mandating take-down requests. The decision was solely up to a private entity. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(13-3-16) Author
2023-01-12 06:30:16
@elonmusk expressed a personal opinion. No added context needed. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-1-11) Author
2023-01-12 08:38:47
The First Amendment does not apply to private business such as Facebook. The First Amendment only applies to the government. First Amendment to the United States Constitution (constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1): "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech" NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(37-3-31) Author
2023-01-12 11:21:04
This is about the government censoring information, so calling it a constitutional violation is correct NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-1-11) Author
2023-01-12 11:28:49
According to the First Amendment, the government can not censor speech. The government working directly with social media companies to censor posts would be a violation of the First Amendment. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(10-4-4) Author
2023-01-12 15:16:20 [Link] From the Norwood v Harrison (1973) decision: "[i]t is also axiomatic that a state may not induce, encourage or promote private persons to accomplish what it is constitutionally forbidden to accomplish." We now know from the Twitter Files that the government did exactly that. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-2-2) Author
2023-01-12 18:01:51
The First Amendment protects Facebook's right to editorialize any content on its website, and to send emails to the White House about its editorial discretion. Denying Facebook this freedom would be a violation of Facebook's First Amendment protections. [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-1-9) Author