My History teacher just said that Freedom of Speech (First Amendment) only protects you from censorship by the Government, and not private businesses/companies/conglomerates. Is this true, or not?
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My History teacher just said that Freedom of Speech (First Amendment) only protects you from censorship by the Government, and not private businesses/companies/conglomerates. Is this true, or not?
True.
The argument has been Section 230 protections that tech "platforms" get that free them from liability if their platform is used for illegal or damaging reasons.
If they moderate/censor their users content, then they are not a platform, they are a publisher. Which should open them up to lawsuits.... but our government is weak.
If your work tells you not to say something or you'll get fired, then that is legal usually...
not saying something to counter you, just adding the government is providing protections to facebook and twitter etc kind of like a subsidized but not in cash! but in other forms. so if they use government help i am of the opinion they ar enot allowed to censor you
That is a very narrow interpretation of the 1st ammendment and one that people love to use to justify massive monopolies shutting down speech of people they dislike. Here is a counter argument: Does that mean companies are in their right to fire employees who express interest in forming a union? Or who speak well of a political candidate the owner of the business dislike?
but they made a law restricting us!
they are subsidizing big tech by giving them HELP!
so i am of the opinion either big tech takes the subsidy or they censor us! they cant have both! because they are in bed with the govenrment therfore no censoring
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
The Freedom of speech portion of the first amendment allows the citizens to express themselves freely without fear of repercussion from the government. According to the Constitution, The Government cannot make a law that prohibits or cuts short your freedom of speech.
Edit: But this is where the "You can't yell Fire in a crowded theater" concept comes in. Anything you say that causes harm, you can be charged for. But in that sense, you're not technically being charged for what you said, more so what was caused by what you said
True. Until that private organization becomes a public forum.
Im thinking more like telephone companies cant turn off your service because of a tweet or FB post.
Correct
The Bill of Rights applies to the Federal government only. Judges have "incorporated" the B.O.R. into the States. It does not apply to citizens.
Corporations literally mean "living legal entities" and during GWB's administration, the "Citizens United" case gave full BOR to corporations.
Something else: communications companies but also most all business, utterly and completely REGULATED by the executive agencies via Congress.
It's an ugly mess.
Mainly, its many strings obscure the Puppet Master's hands. But make no mistake, "Social Media," the broadcast networks, the newspapers, all of them play for the same team. It's not our team. Many call it "GloboHomo" because that's their main agenda: to destroy us, worldwide, mainly by doing everything they can to destroy the Family. No families, no children. No children, NO US.
God bless you and good luck. Josey with many university credentials at highly respected institutions that I shan't name here but trust me they're solid.
but what if those corporations get help form the govenrment! eg the goverment made a law giving them help
They do what the government wants them to do -- just like it worked in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.