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Judge rules White House pressured social networks to “suppress free speech” (arstechnica.com)

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A federal judge yesterday ordered the Biden administration to halt a wide range of communications with social media companies, siding with Missouri and Louisiana in a lawsuit that alleges Biden and his administration violated the First Amendment by colluding with social networks "to suppress disfavored speakers, viewpoints, and content."

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[–] czech@no.faux.moe 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do you understand why you can't yell "FIRE" in a crowded theater? Do you think that's a violation of your first amendment rights?

[–] barf@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, actually, I don’t. Because you can. That’s not even the actual quote.

[–] czech@no.faux.moe 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry I didn't flesh it out.. Falsely yelling "fire" is not inherently illegal unless someone gets injured as a result. Millions of people died due to vaccine misinformation spread on social media.

[–] barf@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

At least millions, and that’s just COVID!

But the speech is still legal and protected. Maybe there should be more restrictions about these things, but that’s a case that should be argued in public and implemented the official way. Personally I think not, and instead we should be focusing on restricting the things that allow those ridiculous people making false claims to find the other ridiculous people that believe them.

Just imagine what Trump could have done during the worst of COVID with the power to restrict speech deemed untrue in the dark and without oversight.