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Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by bobthepanda on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @10:36PM (#24715070)
What rules of freedom of expression actually cover false impersonation?
Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by garbagetime on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @10:43PM (#24715110)
I'm not sure why you ask. But one example would be as follows:

-RULES OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION-

1. Any person may say anything

Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by bobthepanda on Thursday October 08, 2020 @04:16AM (#24717050)
Yeah I don't think any reasonable person believes this is the absolute inviolable sacrosanct ideal, nor is this actually a legal standard anywhere.

Spouting falsehoods under a false pretense as an authority shouldn't be protected. Otherwise what's stopping society from drowning in a he-said she-said of conspiracy noise?

Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by garbagetime on Thursday October 08, 2020 @04:35AM (#24717146)
A reasonable person might reason as follows:

1. If the government is to restrict speech, then it must be granted the power to restrict speech

2. If the government is granted the power to restrict speech, then it may misuse this power in its own perceived interests

3. If the government misuses its power in this way then democracy will be threatened

4. Democracy is good

Conclusion: the government should not be allowed to restrict speech

Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by ClumsyPilot on Thursday October 08, 2020 @07:09AM (#24717973)
That means blackmail, threats of violence, divulging state secrects, forging documents, fake passports, and terrorist propaganda should all be allowed.
Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by garbagetime on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:21PM (#24725759)
Agreed.