Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by dragonwriter on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:20PM
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> > Free speech doesn’t apply to non-government resources
> Of course it does!
Well, it does in that free speech is exactly the liberty of owners of non-government resources to choose how to control their use in expressing, relaying, and amplifying speech.
But “free speech” doesn’t provide any entitlement for any other party against the interests of the owners of non-government resources.
Of course it does! That’s like saying ethics don’t apply to corporations.
If you meant the first amendment you would be correct but free speech is a long standing liberal ideal and is absolutely not the same thing nor is it what is being discussed in this context.