emerald
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Post by emerald on Aug 27, 2024 21:54:34 GMT -6
And when they let false information go on and cost people their lives? What then? Letting anti-vax information infect the service could be considered negligent and malicious. Actionable in court and possibly by the FCC. It's time these fuckers like Elon and this guy realize they are responsible for the product they put out. It's time to make them comply. This isn't free speech. You can't run into a theater and yell "Fire!". They do have a responsibility to the public to police their own product. If not, then they could allow pedophilia, racism and violent rhetoric without any penalty. That's just not right. Free speech doesn't mean you can lie and bear false witness without repercussions. when will the Biden WH, including Kamala, take responsibility for the disinfomation and lies to the American people For example they kept telling the American people that Biden is fine and sharp as a tact. Then the debate came along and I was like "somebody please retrieve him and take him off the stage!" It goes both ways . Um...We're talking about social media here. You know twitter/x, facebook/meta, etc. These services have a responsibility to protect the public from malicious content. Not talking about some debate. Pay attention.
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Post by momof3 on Aug 27, 2024 22:05:46 GMT -6
when will the Biden WH, including Kamala, take responsibility for the disinfomation and lies to the American people For example they kept telling the American people that Biden is fine and sharp as a tact. Then the debate came along and I was like "somebody please retrieve him and take him off the stage!" It goes both ways . Um...We're talking about social media here. You know twitter/x, facebook/meta, etc. These services have a responsibility to protect the public from malicious content. Not talking about some debate. Pay attention.The White House used Twitter/X to claim Biden was doing great, that he was mentally very strong. They were spreading misinformation. What should be the repercussions for that misinformation?
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Post by longtimereader on Aug 28, 2024 4:36:11 GMT -6
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Post by floridaanticub on Aug 28, 2024 4:41:47 GMT -6
The irony is that Biden’s censorship policies are actually designed to disseminate MORE falsehoods and LESS factual information.
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Post by gotscha on Aug 28, 2024 5:37:07 GMT -6
when will the Biden WH, including Kamala, take responsibility for the disinfomation and lies to the American people For example they kept telling the American people that Biden is fine and sharp as a tact. Then the debate came along and I was like "somebody please retrieve him and take him off the stage!" It goes both ways . Um...We're talking about social media here. You know twitter/x, facebook/meta, etc. These services have a responsibility to protect the public from malicious content. Not talking about some debate. Pay attention.It's not popular speech that needs protection. Nor is it governmental speech. It's precisely the kind of speech that was suppressed during the pandemic that needs the protection of the First Amendment. Ironically, it turns out that much of the malicious content that was spread during the pandemic came directly from the 'approved' speakers and the government. Everyone with a brain knew and now knows that the Chinese lab was almost certainly the source of the virus, but for several YEARS, our own government, in cahoots with the Communist Chinese, tried to get this information suppressed. Ask yourself 'why?' Why were they so concerned about saving face for the CCP - or maybe they were also covering their own asses as well? Anyway, you're probably not old enough to remember, but once upon a time American liberals even supported the free speech rights of the KKK. They didn't like what they had to say, but knew that protecting their speech was vital because someday, they might need those same protections. Fast forward to now and the modern progressives are just fine with suppression of any and all speech they don't like. Makes you wonder who the true totalitarians are, eh?
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Post by emerald on Aug 28, 2024 12:17:03 GMT -6
Of course you can yell fire and then be held responsible for the harm it causes you dumb shit.
"So, does falsely shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theater fall outside the conditions of imminent lawless action, and therefore fall under First Amendment protection? The short answer is that it depends on the circumstances. But here’s the long answer: If you get arrested for doing that, the charges brought against you might make the question of free speech totally irrelevant.
“The falsely shouted warning, while technically speech, could potentially violate a state's criminal laws against disturbing the peace or disorderly conduct, whether or not it provokes a stampede, for instance,” Gewaily says. And if there is a stampede in which somebody dies, you could be charged with involuntary manslaughter. In other words, even if there's no law in your state that explicitly prohibits you from crying “Fire” in a theater, there are other laws you might still have to worry about."
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