The companies are private actors. The Constitution applies only to government, not private actors. The Constitution limits government and empowers the private sector. Platforms are, and should be, free to publish (or not) whatever speech they want to.
Social media is part of every American’s life, and these companies have unbelievable control over the type and flow of information. If they can restrict certain types of speech, their ability to impact elections and public policy is virtually unlimited.https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-jim-jordan-congress-should-examine-free-speech-restrictions-by-social-media-companies-and-others …
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Did it bother you that so much of Kavanaugh's record was withheld from the public? That's like restricting info, right?
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If they're deplatforming, censoring, and/or restricting speech, doesn't that message them more of a publisher than a platform, and therefore open to lawsuits?
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*make, not message (Curse swipe autofill!)
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Yeah, and you wouldn't want to curtail the ability of your corporate and billionaire donors to impact elections and public policy. Would you, Gym?
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They're private entities; you clearly don't understand how free speech works. And it is undisputed fact that conservatives utilize them to spread false speech. Resign.
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