Violent threats and rhetoric targeting judges, poll workers and political figures are on the rise in the United States and not just on fringe websites or platforms by organized extremist groups.
Free speech debate intensifies after big tech removes some accounts following the Capitol takeover
Free speech and social media By Sabrina Wilson | January 11, 2021 at 6:45 PM CST - Updated January 13 at 6:15 AM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Debate is raging over freedom of speech after some big tech companies took down some accounts including President Donald Trump’s following last week’s deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol building by pro-Trump mobs. But a constitutional law expert says the First Amendment does not say that social media platforms must convey someone’s views.
The internet and social media platforms revolutionized how the world connects.