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Can I call for the death of someone on this platform?
by nonotreally 6y ago
Can I call for the death of someone on this platform?
- canoebuilder 6y agoCan you do that on the television, telephone, radio or in a newspaper in America?
- nonotreally 6y agoI'm trying to find the limits of Freedom of Speech. Are we agreeing that there are in fact limits on Freedom of Speech?
- canoebuilder 6y agoYeah, this has actually been thought of before. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroristic_threat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroristic_threat
- nonotreally 6y agoI'm not suggesting that I've stumbled into some new idea. I'm trying to understand what people mean when they say "free speech platform". It seems to be a get out of jail free card of sorts. "Free speech" without any limits obviously doesn't work. Where are the limits of the parent comment? The devil is in the details.
- canoebuilder 6y agoTwitter, Facebook etc. are communication platforms in the same way the postal service, telephone system, etc are communications platforms. Communication platforms in the US should adhere to the US constitution.
- nonotreally 6y agoIt can't be that simple. This is a private company. Isn't this where the entire problem is coming from? If this were a state run service, we know the answer and can apply it easily. The confusion is coming entirely from it being something other than the state.
- ska 6y agoAre you suggesting that these international platforms should keep track of location (and nationality?) of everyone who is on them and apply different standards based on that? Or just on the basis of the one or more places the company itself is are incorporated? Will they shop around for communication laws the same way they do for taxes?
- sneak 6y agoThe US constitution effectively says that you have complete editorial control over the content of your own website. Facebook and Twitter run websites.