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Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by MacsHeadroom on Monday April 17, 2023 @09:14PM (#35608784)
The US government does not remove instances of incitement to violence, fraud, or slander, and most intellectual property law is probably unconstitutional but that's a different issue.
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Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by wolverine876 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:32AM (#35637056)
It does. Courts can require information to be removed, the executive branch can sieze servers, etc.

> most intellectual property law is probably unconstitutional

Exceptional claims require exceptional evidence.

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