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Twitter Vs Free Speech: 1st Amendment To US Constitution Is Becoming A Farce
by R Jagannathan - Mar 10, 2021 05:24 AM
Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey.
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The US first amendment is quirky because while it disables the government from messing around with free speech or religious freedom, it does not prevent private individuals or companies from doing so.
When it comes to making sense of the US Constitution, especially its free speech rights, the same words can mean different things to different people.
Apparently, Twitter has not taken kindly to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for initiating a probe into its âcontent moderationâ policies, which deplatformed a sitting president in January after Donald Trump allegedly incited a crowd of armed supporters to storm Capitol Hill.
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What the US Supreme Court decreed on free speech and incitement to violence, Brandenburg v Ohio, 395 US 444 (1969) March 11, 2021, 7:35 PM IST
Part 6 of the ‘Free to Air’ series
In recent months, the actions of the police as well as the judiciary in cases concerning protests against the CAA and the farm laws have raised concerns regarding unconstitutional invasion of free speech. At the same time, allegations also abound regarding speeches made by public figures that may have provoked or encouraged violence. A half-a-century-old landmark judgment by the US Supreme Court might help us find the road ahead.