Tim Cook Defends Parler App Suspension: ‘We Don’t Consider That Free Speech’

Re:Tim Cook Defends Parler App Suspension: ‘We Don’t Conside... by nabla9 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @09:52AM (#25811067)

Corporations don't have to protect first amendment rights of others, they actually have them in the US.

The Supreme Court has granted corporations in the US at least a partial right to free speech and political speech in special. Even against protected minorities (Gay wedding cake decision).

Maybe Tim Cook could say that Apple is using it's free speech rights as a corporation when denying service.

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Re:Tim Cook Defends Parler App Suspension: ‘We Don’t Conside... by mc32 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @09:54AM (#25811086)

You’re going on a tangent. He’s saying it’s not a speech issue because what he banned is not considered speech, so it does not fit under that umbrella and thus irrelevant to discuss a a speech issue at all.

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Re:Tim Cook Defends Parler App Suspension: ‘We Don’t Conside... by nabla9 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @10:04AM (#25811182)

I think Tim Cook is sidestepping for PR purposes. We should not discuss the issue in his terms.

The question is not if this particular speech is protected or not, because it does not apply to Apple at all.

The only question is if Apple has right. It has.

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