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Troy 1 year ago
They should be censored for publishing that. 😉
The author is unhappy the government can’t control moderation decisions on user generated by platforms. AFAICT, doesn’t address suppression of user speech on privately owned speech platforms.
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A.A.Ron 1 year ago
That's outrageous, cancel their press license.
Dead give away the author (Tim Wu) is a devout fascist/statist: "The judiciary needs to realize that the First Amendment is spinning out of control. It is beginning to threaten many of the essential jobs of the state, such as protecting national security and the safety and privacy of its citizens." Onion link so no one has to pay to read this trash: https://www.nytimesn7cgmftshazwhfgzm37qxb44r64ytbb2dj3x62d2lljsciiyd.onion/2024/07/02/opinion/supreme-court-netchoice-free-speech.html
wow Aside from being a defense of totalitarianism, the framing is hilarious - as if the words on a piece of paper were running around wreaking havoc. He means that other people's speech is out of control but doesn't quite want to say that, so prefers to blame the constitution? Dude, just move somewhere that doesn't have free speech built into the constitution.
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A.A.Ron 1 year ago
That's the license that would be required to operate a newspaper, if the power of the federal government wasn't constrained by the 1st amendment.
I read what I could past the title - I don't have a subscription - but I'm not entirely sure it matters. Headlines and article titles seem to be the primary tools for shifting overton windows and shaping narratives. If he genuinely wanted to blame something other than the first amendment, that should have been reflected in the title. Point taken though for my interpretation of what the author means. It's a fair assumption based on the title but idk for sure.