that awkward moment where they basically didn't deny illegally censoring people because biden told them to, the court just said it's fine because we used fascism to do it.
literally that was the ruling.
"well yeah we coerced them at gunpoint, but it was a private company that did it under coersion so thats why its allowed"
literally that was the ruling.
"well yeah we coerced them at gunpoint, but it was a private company that did it under coersion so thats why its allowed"
@Hyolobrika https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/10/justices-allow-federal-government-continued-communication-over-social-media-content-moderation/
> The plaintiffs pushed back, telling the justices that the Biden administration’s “conception of state action is too narrow.” CISA, they wrote, “engaged in a relentless campaign, involving hundreds of meetings and thousands of communications, to pressure platforms to silence other peoples’ views.” In doing so, they continued, the CISA effectively controlled the platforms’ content-moderation policies “and became directly involved in hundreds of individual content-moderation decisions involving specific speakers, content, and viewpoints” – a violation of the First Amendment.
> The plaintiffs pushed back, telling the justices that the Biden administration’s “conception of state action is too narrow.” CISA, they wrote, “engaged in a relentless campaign, involving hundreds of meetings and thousands of communications, to pressure platforms to silence other peoples’ views.” In doing so, they continued, the CISA effectively controlled the platforms’ content-moderation policies “and became directly involved in hundreds of individual content-moderation decisions involving specific speakers, content, and viewpoints” – a violation of the First Amendment.
Good thing we have a working democrasy over here in Canada.
@icedquinn@blob.cat @gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks
@gabriel isn't that the supposedly right wing populist guy
idk. i've yet to see that there is anything but the die and die slower party in any country.
idk. i've yet to see that there is anything but the die and die slower party in any country.