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[–] Quays2 3 points 7 points 10 points (+10|-3) ago (edited ago)
Honestly unless your talking about planning terrorism or massacres I think the internet should be completely uncensored. After all talking about something hurts no one. Freedom of speech dies the moment you stop this.
[–] NoisyCricket 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Not sure why you were down voted since that's basically the legal standard elsewhere today.
[–] shitstartercarter 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Wouldn't surprise me if it was some of our reddit refugee faggots who want to turn this place into the shithole that is now reddit.
[–] Quays2 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
Thanks! Feel free to upvote.
In the end freedom should be allowed always until it harm others physically. People have a right to believe in and post whatever they want!
[–] Hypercyberpastelgoth ago
Honestly i swear the governments is threatening corporations to censor and spy or else.
[–] Feral_Human 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
The first amendment absolutely MUST apply to the internet. You can't let Lefty/Globalist scum say anything they want & then expect Patriots to print & distribute fliers in response.
[–] The_Prophets_Profit 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't see why not. We can write shit on signs and march around, so why not make posts and share it? It's just writing to a larger audience, not a different dimension.
[–] kommisar6 2 points 2 points 4 points (+4|-2) ago
Nope. No more legislation from the bench. You either pass a const amendment obligating private companies to act as if they were government entities, or pass a law converting them into public utilities or start anti-trust proceedings. Private businesses can do what they want. Move to alternate platforms!
[–] videocodec 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
It's about getting rid of the private property as Google, Facebook etc should be treated as Common carriers like the phone company. The laws we're past a long time ago in that regard
[–] NoisyCricket 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
IIRC, the precedent references of a corporate owned town who had declared that free speech was not permitted within their town. It went to SCOTUS. SCOTUS declared that as a defacto public space it is in fact protected by the First Amendment. Since Facebook, YouTube, Google, and Twitter are all now defacto public spaces, it's argued they too qualify for constitutional protections.
There is also the question of common carrier status. Since they declare themselves free speech platforms yet secretly and dishonestly censor everyone based on political leanings (meaning they are regulating content which firmly disqualifies from common carrier protections - if they ever applied here), it implies they are legally liable for all content on their platform and lose many legal protections.
[–] ManichaeianTrump ago
I just MAGAd so hard
[–] ShitPostMcGee ago
Expand 1st amendment to the entire Earth by force pls
[–] Bfwilley ago
https://redd.it/9pde0x
Hat Tip.
[–] thebearfromstartrack 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
THey should also make my dick more free. Equal RIGHTS for dicks!
[–] Quays2 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Definitely my dick should have a right to occupy a vagina. Occupying a vagina should be a dick right!
(I hope you know I’m joking don’t downvote)
[–] thebearfromstartrack 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Not just a vagina. It should be like Steak, A DIFFERENT vagina every night. Don't be shy, Demand YOUR rights! Fuck everybody else. Just fuck'em. Because they are fuckers.