“During … a period perhaps best characterized by widespread doubt and uncertainty, the United States Government seems to have assumed a role similar to an Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth,’” Doughty wrote in his 155-page order.
Scathing ruling, deservedly so.
This is an interesting case.
My guess is that the restriction doesn’t stand. Gov should be allowed to request the removal dis/misinformation that pertains to speech the government supplied.
The government should not be allowed to force compliance to their requests via government threats. (Like what Desantis did with Disney).
Oh please, they threatened these companies openly in congress if they didn’t do their censorship bidding. And no it won’t be struck down, at least not for long unless Democrats pack the Supreme court.
Are you saying government cannot control their own speech in the public sphere?
Also, show me the exact threat. I do have an example from Desantis. Which I’m sure you have issue with… but I’m looking for a threat from the federal government
Surely you recall the threat of removing or altering section 230 if more wasn’t done to “counter disinformation”? As for Desantis and Disney, yes I also have a problem with that. It’s one of the reasons he isn’t getting my primary vote.
Where are you getting “own speech”?
He is trying to claim it’s a free speech issue if the government can’t say whatever it wants to social media. It’s laughable, the government doesn’t have any first amendment rights.
I recall ongoing discussions from both republicans and Dems regarding section 230 but I do not recall those discussions intersecting with disinformation on social media.
I’m open to being reminded or educated
The government can say what ever it wants. That was never the issue.
I don’t believe you, you follow the news more closely than that. But here you go anyway.
If the government says “this vaccine is being released to the public on January 20th”
Can the government request removal or correction of misinformation if they see viral social media posts claiming that the vaccine is being release on January 1st?
No.
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No they can’t, the constitution forbids it.
And lets not forget, they weren’t censoring disinformation, they were censoring the truth. And as the judge said in his ruling, they were mostly targeting their political opposition.
No, it doesn’t.
The court disagrees. If it’s legal speech they aren’t permitted to try and censor it. Trying to do it by proxy is no different then trying to do it directly.
Can’t wait until these people start going to jail for trying to violate our civil rights.
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured—
They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
The government should be able to say if something they say is true or false.
They should also be able to request corrections from social media or media companies alike.
Then go write a new constitution. That’s also not all they were doing, telling them to take down an American citizens speech is not requesting a corrections, it’s a violation of the first amendment.
Where is the language in the constitution that prevents the government from correcting their own speech.
