Matt does F.I.R.E. take a position on regulation of social media platforms as "common carriers" that would force them apply First Amendment principles when they moderate content?
Matt does F.I.R.E. take a position on regulation of social media platforms as "common carriers" that would force them apply First Amendment principles when they moderate content?
Yes, good question. I have been put on TO on FB due to comments about trans issues, Russian troops, all kinds of things. Never about attacks on other persons, simply making comments about general issues.
Conservative ideas are considered hate speech in FB and Twitter.
Matt does F.I.R.E. take a position on regulation of social media platforms as "common carriers" that would force them apply First Amendment principles when they moderate content?
Yes, good question. I have been put on TO on FB due to comments about trans issues, Russian troops, all kinds of things. Never about attacks on other persons, simply making comments about general issues.
Conservative ideas are considered hate speech in FB and Twitter.
If folks want to understand the general idea & issues behind designating social media platforms "common carriers" should read UCLA law Professor Eugene Volokh's 2021 article on the topic. The article is 86 pages long, but the introduction is 4 pages and fairly straightforward for non lawyers: https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=377005116116022077072069073108114000010018028080064039094027112077084089110002118121101050022063001111037109016004123070019083005025004048052081081084110000019002064070106031087101022127072122064023111004103104119090065020026004023083080126&EXT=pdf&INDEX=TRUE