Posted on 07/13/2016 12:39:45 PM PDT by heterosupremacist
Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) under the First Amendment.
Section 230 provides immunity from lawsuits to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, thereby permitting these social media giants to engage in government-sanctioned censorship and discriminatory business practices free from legal challenge.
The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, and Jihad Watch.
As alleged in the lawsuit, Geller and Spencer, along with the organizations they run, are often subject to censorship and discrimination by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube because of Geller’s and Spencer’s beliefs and views, which Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube consider expression that is offensive to Muslims.
Such discrimination, which is largely religion-based in that these California businesses are favoring adherents of Islam over those who are not, is prohibited in many states, but particularly in California by the state’s anti-discrimination law, which is broadly construed to prohibit all forms of discrimination. However, because of the immunity granted by the federal government, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are free to engage in their otherwise unlawful, discriminatory practices.
As set forth in the lawsuit, Section 230 of the CDA immunizes businesses such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube from civil liability for any action taken to “restrict access to or availability of material that” that they “consider[] to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected.”
(Excerpt) Read more at jihadwatch.org ...
“...because of the immunity granted by the federal government, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are free to engage in their otherwise unlawful, discriminatory practices.” UNBELIEABLE!
The stinking GOP demands that individual Americans
fight terror — because the entire GOP does not
have one (1) patriot among them.
Instead, they are run by Soros, Romney and Ryan.
The stinking, lying EXEMPT GOP should be sent to HELL.
In a judicially neutral and constitutionally sound world ,this would win but our judicial system as been so infected with corrupted political hack,like Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg that this has no chance at all. We are in decline like never before. Take care of your loved one’s.
Anti-Jew/Israel and anti-Christian still okay though.
There is no need to ask which side the FedMob is on now.
Anyone who can’t see it is an idiot.
Our current government is pro-Mohammed and anti-Christ.
Pure and simple.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to come to this conclusion.
This is fascism, plain and simple.
They want to silence speech because they know they cannot win the debate.
All part of the agenda to implement sharia law. Expect yahoo and Google won’t be far behind. Ayatollah Obama is on a roll.
Facebook and other social media should have absolute editorial control of their content and do so without government interference.
....but certainly not anti=Christian speech.
Mirren10 says
July 13, 2016 at 11:19 am
” … Shurat HaDin [Israli Law Center] did an experiment with two postings[on FaceBook, YouTube and Twitter] posted at the same time--same exact verbiage--one with Jews one with Muslims. The one perceived portraying a negative image of Muslims was taken down but the Anti Semitic one remained. So Shurathadin is also filing a lawsuit.”
**Double** yay !!
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube,
and lets add Google to the mix.
They are all sharia compliant.
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“...because of the immunity granted by the federal government, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are free to engage in their otherwise unlawful, discriminatory practices.” UNBELIEABLE!
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Called the 14th. Use the damn laws, and Leftist tactics, to *BREAK* these MF’s.
Deprivation of Rights under color of Law...no?
Sure one could build a book of statutes, ‘precedent’ and the like against. Course, only the Left fights ‘til the death it seems.
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