seems contradictory for some sub-segments of conservative thought to argue that corporations/businesses have a right to free speech (as in Citizens United/Masterpiece Cake Shop) and then be upset/play the victim card when cos establish codes of conduct around speech.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @m2jr
One can support platforms which embrace free speech while understanding that the first amendment doesn’t apply to them or compel private corporations to conduct business with speech they find objectionable.
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Yes I see your point when it comes to an individual like Sam Harris making choices about what platform they will and won’t associate with.
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But it is strange to see a party spend yrs appointing judges w/ an expansionist view of corporate 1st amendment rights https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2921745 … then spend the majority of Congressional hearings raising accusations of bias against corps using 1am rights https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2018/12/11/18136653/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-congressional-hearing-bias …
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Or pass legislation that opens exemptions, possible loopholes to CDA 230 that tilt the balance of incentives/liability for platforms to shift toward over-aggressive moderation.https://www.hoover.org/research/platform-justice …
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