Everybody needs to be reminded of (2) once in a while. Everybody tends to have double standards.
In the US, free speech is both 1) a formal Constitutional right that prohibits gov't censorship 2) an informal American value & ethical ideal that promotes open debate & viewpoint diversity. Companies can violate (2) even if they don't violate (1). We can complain when they do.pic.twitter.com/QKJpc7xGOz
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And the fact that lawyers run America doesn't help.
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Nice table! The current prog march into the corporation is turning informal folkways & mores into formal Taboos & Laws. Complaining about this is depicted as rejection of the folkway ("I was bought up to be polite"), when it's actually trying to preserve it
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...and what's happening now: Right vs. Might.
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But if companies do violate (2) according to someone's/a group's standard, it doesn't mean they have to listen to the complaints. It might be beneficial to listen, but media publications/platforms are still free to act in their own interests, including the ability to censor.
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Thanks for clarifying your argument. Would you say, then, neonazis should not be banned on Twitter? Why or why not?
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Or as a follow-up, or alternative question, does judgement play any role in allowing (2) on social media?
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The First Amendment should be a floor for the level of support we grant to free speech, not a ceiling. Free speech should be valued far beyond the bare minimum protections of 1A.
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