Posted on 01/12/2021 1:45:18 PM PST by blam
Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz described YouTube and Facebook as “partisan political tools” which should not be viewed as platforms as defined by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
“YouTube is no longer a platform, and Twitter is no longer a platform,” said Dershowitz on his podcast the Dershow. “It’s a partisan political tool that can be used for purposes that were unintended by Section 230, and section 230 must be amended, or at least interpreted not to apply to platforms that censor.”
Dershowitz highlighted YouTube’s and Twitter’s arbitrary and inconsistent applications of their own nebulous terms of service regarding veracity and incitement.
“You have to ask yourself, why do [YouTube and Twitter] allow other things to go on, blatant lies, falsehoods defamations, bigotry of every kind, on [their platforms]?” asked Dershowitz. “Doesn’t that send a mixed message?”
Dershowitz said YouTube’s and Twitter’s censorship, ostensibly on the grounds of a maintaining informational accuracy, suggests that the technology companies are vetting all content across their platforms.
“That’s not the business that these platforms are in,” said Dershowitz of social media companies’ censorship and curation of content.
Dershowitz remarked. “Now, does that pose a danger to our Constitution? No. They’re not bound by the First Amendment. they are private more, or less. They are really so powerful that the question arises, what is the line between private and public when it comes to massive social media and communications?”
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It's called hypocrisy.
When you get an amber alert and wish to click to see more, WHERE DOES IT TAKE YOU?: TWITTER.
Fire depts. and police depts. post info. realtime to?: TWITTER
Countless of other examples of how Twitter has become a UTILITY and like ANY phone company such communications must NOT LEGALLY be CENSORED by those managing a UTILITY!
Anyone who believes censored communications on Twitter is LEGAL must ALSO believe the phone company has a right to break into your phone line and say STFU!
I wonder how long before some young brave little punk demands his removal from Hawvawd.
Think we didn’t realize that by now Mr. Dershowitz?
“section 230 must be amended”
Yeah, the incoming Democrat Congress is going to get right on that Alan.
Yes, he’s preaching to the choir here. He should have been saying this to GOP leaders years ago, but everyone was all too happy with big tech censorship as long as they were just using it to get Alex Jones to shut up.
The fact is that the GOP knew what was coming (or should have), and had years to do something about it, but they failed to do anything, as usual, and now it is too late.
Fyk v Facebook Cert Den
Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan DershowitzSo is the MSM.
described YouTube and Facebook as “partisan political tools”
They should all be closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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