Galt's Gulch

The First Amendment vs Big Tech

Posted by $ blarman 4 years, 2 months ago to Technology
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A great article explaining why the status quo run by Google, Facebook, etc. is horribly broken and what can be done to fix it and restore First Amendment rights.
SOURCE URL: https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/14/heres-a-small-government-solution-to-section-230s-big-tech-problem/

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  • Posted by mshupe 4 years, 2 months ago
    Are Google, Facebook, Twitter and their ilk beholden to First Amendment acquiescence?
    "But don’t I have any freedom of speech?”
    “In your own house. Not in mine.”
    “Don’t I have a right to my own ideas?”
    “At your own expense. Not at mine.”
    “Don’t you tolerate any differences of opinion?”
    “Not when I’m paying the bills.”
    ― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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    • Posted by $ blarman 4 years, 2 months ago
      The real question - as pointed out by the article - is that they try to claim the privileges of being a service provider while also trying to monitor and police their content. They have to choose either one or the other.
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      • Posted by mshupe 4 years, 2 months ago
        Yes, that seems to be their fallback position, a package deal if you will. They are pragmatists, without principles, and don't know anything about objective rights.
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