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The Precedent For Parler: United States v Microsoft
Department of Justice (United States v. Microsoft Corp.) ^
| January 11, 2021
| Political Junkie Too
Posted on 01/11/2021 7:15:22 PM PST by Political Junkie Too
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People today may not remember the "browser wars" of 1998 and the United States v. Microsoft case. Justice Ginsberg even ruled in Netscape's favor when she was still on the DC Circuit Court.
-PJ
To: Political Junkie Too
The courts will rule the opposite way this time
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:19:32 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(We flattened the heck out of that curve, didn’t we?)
To: Political Junkie Too
Oh! I am sure big tech is scared...
To: Political Junkie Too
And the current edition of SCOTUS will be busily engaging in navel gazing.
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:20:17 PM PST
by
Howie66
(I Weep For Our Republic )
To: Political Junkie Too
Really?
One expects the Department of Just-Us, located in the greatest cluster of lying marshmallow major morals deficient slime in the multiverse, to actually dispense real justice?
Really?
There is only one solution for D.C.
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:20:59 PM PST
by
Da Coyote
To: Political Junkie Too
Good analysis and points.
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:21:52 PM PST
by
LouieFisk
To: Political Junkie Too
Nice job. You’re not saying it was Ruthie’s next to last wish, are you?
With court packing hanging over SCOTUS, precedent is reduced to the status of a helpful suggestion.
To: Political Junkie Too
Expect SCOTUS to decline to hear the case without comment. They will be given their orders.
To: Political Junkie Too
SCROTUM will say they don’t have standing.
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:24:39 PM PST
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
To: Jeff Chandler
The courts will rule the opposite way this time Let them.
They will further discredit themselves and further infuriate conservatives. Maybe some parts of Wall Street, too, will lose confidence that their future lawsuits will be fairly adjudicated when the time comes.
-PJ
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:25:38 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
To: Political Junkie Too
Yes
Also an EO signed last year dealing with online censorship
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:27:29 PM PST
by
Lera
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
To: FirstFlaBn
Sorry, I got the wrong Ginsburg.
It was the pot-smoking Doug Ginsburg, not Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was already on the Supreme Court.
My mistake.
-PJ
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:28:15 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
To: Political Junkie Too
Interesting, but Amazon is the Cloud Server, and Twitter is the Competitor. I don’t believe Amazon owns Twitter. Now, if collusion between the two can be proven a case might be made. Who is the Cloud Server for Twitter?
To: Political Junkie Too
Agreed. The basis of that case was about defining the monopoly. The browser wars were very interesting.
When fighting for first amendment rights, the legal system is one weapon.
Another weapon is technical innovation. Can the internet be used in a new way to support freedom of speech? Perhaps there is a way to circumvent the “centralization” of big tech and restore the internet to a distributed resource, in the spirit of block chain.
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:33:34 PM PST
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: Savage Rider
Twitter runs on AWS. Parler can make a good case that AWS treats Parler worse than Twitter in regards to Twitter containing incitement posts.
To: Savage Rider
> Who is the Cloud Server for Twitter?I am fairly certain it's Amazon AWS.
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:34:40 PM PST
by
SecondAmendment
(This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING)
To: Savage Rider
Who is hosting Parler? Isn't it Amazon cloud services?
And Apple and Google are deleting the app from their stores, so there's the collusion: Amazon, Apple, and Google stifling competition by denying their services.
Can you imagine if a city that builds a highway says that only General Motors cars can ride on it at top speed, but Ford owners can use it at degraded performance?
-PJ
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:34:58 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
To: Howie66
"SCOTUS will be busily engaging in navel gazing."Naval Gazing? Oh, you mean like this? ---
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:36:00 PM PST
by
CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
("May You Live in Interesting Times": Ancient Chinese Curse. The Wuhanic Plague: Modern Chinese Curse)
To: Political Junkie Too
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:36:43 PM PST
by
ptsal
(Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
To: Political Junkie Too
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posted on
01/11/2021 7:36:54 PM PST
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ptsal
(Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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