PA House Judiciary Committe Hearing

[mikelets456]

YouTube, Facebook, etc. can banish whoever they please for virtually any reason they please (protected classes not withstanding). There is no Constitutional right afforded to you, me or anyone else to comment on their platform or even have access to it for that matter. There has never been any court decision indicating otherwise nor will there be as these are privately owned platforms. I don't like that the far left essentially has a stranglehold on social media and utilizes it to manipulate public opinion, but it is what it is.

Government has given them money and directed their "agenda".....Yeah, this IS infringing on the 1A. It is illegal what they are doing!

[Bang]

Seems to me if tax dollars lend support, the private part departs.

[John_Wick]

Government has given them money and directed their "agenda".....Yeah, this IS infringing on the 1A. It is illegal what they are doing!

I don't disagree with the sentiment and I think there should be a ruling that explicitly recognizes social media comments on gov't pages as protected speech since these social media platforms have become such a ubiquitous part of our government, but I haven't seen any legal precedent to support that. If I missed the court case, then someone please direct me to it as I am eager to be wrong here.

[Spirit of 76]

Government has given them money and directed their "agenda".....Yeah, this IS infringing on the 1A. It is illegal what they are doing!

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speec...itics-facebook

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT DECISION IN DAVISON V. RANDALL

https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/...ison-v-randall

https://www.nyclu.org/en/know-your-r...s-social-media

[mikelets456]

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speec...itics-facebook

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT DECISION IN DAVISON V. RANDALL

https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/...ison-v-randall

https://www.nyclu.org/en/know-your-r...s-social-media

Thank you!

[Spirit of 76]

Thank you!

Sure thing.

[Spirit of 76]

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speec...itics-facebook

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT DECISION IN DAVISON V. RANDALL

https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/...ison-v-randall

https://www.nyclu.org/en/know-your-r...s-social-media

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