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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by thefucnjosh on Saturday January 09, 2021 @04:30AM (#25698910)
Sedition, terrorism, and advocating the overthrow of the government ARE NOT PROTECTED SPEECH
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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by throwawaysea on Saturday January 09, 2021 @05:39AM (#25699261)
In the US, they are actually protected speech unless relating to an imminent threat. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seditious_libel#Seditious_spee...
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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by ytpete on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @11:13AM (#25763961)
Just to clarify (belatedly), my point was that whether or not it's protected speech doesn't matter when we're discussing Twitter - because Twitter isn't beholden to the 1st Amendment. They are free to block speech even if it is "protected."
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