Re:Tim Cook Defends Parler App Suspension: ‘We Don’t Conside...
by blakjak44 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @03:04PM
(#25814388)
> Freedom of speech, also called free speech, means the free and public expression of opinions without censorship, interference and restraint by the government.
> You're welcome to check how the principle of free speech is protected in other democracies as well. I think you'll find it's largely the same: it's about government interference, not the freedom to say whatever you want within any business.
And if a private platform bans a form of speech at the behest of the government, would it then be considered government interference?
> Freedom of speech, also called free speech, means the free and public expression of opinions without censorship, interference and restraint by the government.
You're welcome to check how the principle of free speech is protected in other democracies as well. I think you'll find it's largely the same: it's about government interference, not the freedom to say whatever you want within any business.
> My very first comment was not about Parler but in general. Which you keep misunderstanding.
No, your first comment was implicitly comparing the content of the article this thread is based on -- which is about Parler -- with the ACLU defending Nazis marching in the streets.
Which is an absurd comparison that ignores the historical definition of free speech.