Trump's executive order targets political bias at Twitter and Facebook: draft

Re:Trump's executive order targets political bias at Twitter... by deathgrips on Thursday May 28, 2020 @05:45AM (#23335390)

Believe it or not posting the first amendment isn't a unique message that no one has heard before. I'm not sure why it's relevant here. Of course the government is upset about something. We pass laws to fix problems. If we see no problem, we don't pass a law.

The White House wants the FCC to treat certain social media companies as if they were newspapers. That's it. Do you think there is a first amendment issue with how the government is treating newspapers right now?

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Re:Trump's executive order targets political bias at Twitter... by doublesCs on Thursday May 28, 2020 @05:53AM (#23335441)

> I'm not sure why it's relevant here. Of course the government is upset about something. We pass laws to fix problems. If we see no problem, we don't pass a law.

It's relevant here because the constituion is the highest legal document in the country. Something that republicans selectively forget.

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Re:Trump's executive order targets political bias at Twitter... by deathgrips on Thursday May 28, 2020 @06:02AM (#23335507)

Hold on... do you know what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is about? Do you know what protections it gives to companies and what happens if you're treated like a publisher?

>Something that republicans selectively forget

ok... Go tell it to a Republican then.

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Re:Trump's executive order targets political bias at Twitter... by deathgrips on Thursday May 28, 2020 @06:15AM (#23335575)

Hey buddy, I'm not a Republican :) Normal, smart people with all sorts of beliefs, backgrounds, and affiliations can disagree with you.

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