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To: Libloather

So if a private company censors speech on its platform at the bidding of a government authority, would *that* be a violation of the First Amendment?


2 posted on 04/30/2020 5:42:11 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: rightwingcrazy
So if a private company censors speech on its platform at the bidding of a government authority, would *that* be a violation of the First Amendment?

Yes.

5 posted on 04/30/2020 5:47:21 PM PDT by Thommas
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To: rightwingcrazy
So if a private company censors speech on its platform at the bidding of a government authority, would *that* be a violation of the First Amendment?

FACEBOOK IS A PRIVATE COMPANY IT CAN DO WHAT IT LIKES!

FACEBOOK IS A PRIVATE COMPANY IT CAN DO WHAT IT LIKES!

FACEBOOK IS A PRIVATE COMPANY IT CAN DO WHAT IT LIKES!

FACEBOOK IS A PRIVATE COMPANY IT CAN DO WHAT IT LIKES!

But to answer your question, "Yes"

10 posted on 04/30/2020 6:51:23 PM PDT by KC_Lion (I fear we are approaching the "American War of Liberation")
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