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To: nwrep
The recent case on the 5th Circuit COA described a "right to post" legal imperative for "platform" companies like Facebook and Twitter, that would apply to FR also.

Can you provide a citation or summarize the ruling?

Does this right to post prevent Jim from zotting someone?

73 posted on 12/04/2022 11:03:04 AM PST by semimojo
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To: semimojo

It essentially means the state (any government official acting in the capacity of the state’s business or interests) cannot compel someone to silence another’s speech, nor can the state prohibit ones access to speak, post, etc. as that violates the 1st. Which is the guts of a vast majority of counter argument you are receiving. It wasn’t just “the dnc” there were several active government officials acting in the states capacity making such requests to twitter officials or other public square type entities and receiving direct response and /or positive action to said requests.

Were Twitter officiants compelled by this? Doesn’t matter, the request in and of itself violates the 1st regardless which side of the aisle asked.


136 posted on 12/04/2022 2:48:22 PM PST by jurroppi1 (The Left doesn't have ideas, it has cliches. H/T Flick Lives)
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