Re:Free speech cannot be sacrificed to strike fake news
by electricEmu on Friday April 06, 2018 @02:16PM
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The first amendment protects you from the American government. Private entities can block what they want.
Your first amendment rights were not violated if Facebook censors you.
Re:Free speech cannot be sacrificed to strike fake news
by snerbles on Friday April 06, 2018 @02:46PM
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There are cases where the First Amendment can apply to "private-owned public spaces", such as company towns [0] or shopping malls [1]. While such a designation has not yet been applied to Facebook, some are exploring the possibility of doing so [2].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_v._Alabama
[1] https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2010/08/free-speech-cali...
[2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-11-29/how-to-ta...
Re:Free speech cannot be sacrificed to strike fake news
by friendlydude12 on Friday April 06, 2018 @02:18PM
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Never made that claim but thanks for the info.
Free speech is the ability to express any opinion or idea, anti-government opinions included. This is why online posts and various non-verbal actions (like burning a flag) are protected under The First Amendment, even though nothing is being physically said. Additionally this is why threatening violence towards somebody isn’t protected: a threat of violence isn’t an opinion or an idea.