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To: thinden; grey_whiskers
***A private company could not restrict speech, even though it owned the sidewalk the speech was being distributed. THIS APPLIES TO TECH COMPANIES***

Without legal expertise and with limited time, I still have to point out that there has to be some restrictions. An employee of your company cannot go about telling your customers that it is an awful company that cheats. You would have the right to fire that person.

The real issues with social media is 1/ the Republicans aided in passing a flawed bill of protection; 2/ Justice Clarence Thomas has said that it appears that social media is operating in a liable fashion; 3/ customers have the right to deflect their usage to other competitive sites.

Violation of monopoly laws is another issue. Prosecution would require an honest prosecutorial arm of the govt.

3,152 posted on 01/10/2021 7:42:05 AM PST by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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To: Bob Ireland
Justice Clarence Thomas has said that it appears that social media is operating in a liable fashion; 3/ customers have the right to deflect their usage to other competitive sites.

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Right (as if Justice Thomas needs my agreement on a matter of law).

Antitrust law is the realm of American law where "Collusion" is a real thing.

I would think Parler and others can file a Civil Antitrust suit for Yuuuuge monetary damages.

The old telecom company, MCI, won a Civil antitrust suit against the Bell System and THEN the DoJ used their evidence as a running start on the Criminal antitrust prosecution that resulted in the 1984 breakup of the company.

3,540 posted on 01/10/2021 1:50:18 PM PST by Disestablishmentarian (The next war has already started. )
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