Re:Twitter thread – What was learnt from deplatforming ISIS
by JumpCrisscross on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:48AM
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> laws like "deplatforming is forbidden unless ordered by a proper court"
Courts censoring speakers would run afoul of the First Amendment.
This is the social media is a utility argument. I’m not sympathetic. If Instagram and WhatsApp weren’t under Facebook, and Vine hadn’t been quashed by Twitter, we would have real competition between platforms. And utilities tend to be heavily politically exposed and controlled.
Courts censoring speakers would run afoul of the First Amendment.
This is the social media is a utility argument. I’m not sympathetic. If Instagram and WhatsApp weren’t under Facebook, and Vine hadn’t been quashed by Twitter, we would have real competition between platforms. And utilities tend to be heavily politically exposed and controlled.