[1A] The Free Speech Thread

[ArcadiaGP]

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) sues Twitter, some users, seeks over $250M alleging anti-conservative 'shadow bans,' smears

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nu...250m-for-anti-conservative-shadow-bans-smears

I'm seeing this get a lot of traction. If nothing else, Discovery should be a very revealing treat.

 

[actaeon277]

YouTube and other social networks are radicalizing white men. Big tech could be doing more - CNN

And if liberal voices were being called "radicalizing", and being silenced...

 

[KLB]

Even those on the "Right" aren't always a fan of free speech.

UC Davis confirms professor will not be investigated for years-old tweets amid legislative pressure

Were they ever really? Seems they have a history of censoring speech they did not like.

 

[actaeon277]

[video=youtube_share;Llj8BGqB5kA]https://youtu.be/Llj8BGqB5kA[/video]

 

[churchmouse]

[video=youtube_share;Llj8BGqB5kA]https://youtu.be/Llj8BGqB5kA[/video]

Well he is of the special class. You know.....MSM

What a complete A$$.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

There's a twitter account called "Unplanned Movie" for a pro-life movie.

Twitter is currently forcing users to unfollow it after following it, and limiting it's exposure.

Funny how that works.

https://twitter.com/UnplannedMovie/

 

[actaeon277]

How do you "force" people to unfollow it?

 

[Ingomike]

There's a twitter account called "Unplanned Movie" for a pro-life movie.

Twitter is currently forcing users to unfollow it after following it, and limiting it's exposure.

Funny how that works.

https://twitter.com/UnplannedMovie/

And TV networks would not accept ads for it.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Campus free speech legislation reintroduced in Congress

The "Free Right to Expression in Education" (FREE) Act would prohibit "free speech zones" on America's public college and university campuses.

Book-banning university now threatening professors who talk to the press

After banning a controversial book, Franciscan University of Steubenville is now threatening faculty who speak anonymously to the press about the book-banning incident — or anything else.

Syracuse University finally concedes that its free speech promises are worthless

In court documents recently filed by Syracuse University in response to a student’s lawsuit alleging free speech and due process violations, SU admits that it does not promise its students free speech. The admission is the culmination of SU’s disappointing history of violating its students’ expressive freedoms.

 

[Ingomike]

"During an interview with former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, CNN host Christiane Amanpour said that Trump supporters chanting "lock her up" qualified as "hate speech" and went as far as suggesting that the government should have banned people from saying it."

"Of course, 'Lock her up' was a feature of the 2016 Trump campaign," Amanpour said. "Do you, in retrospect, wish that people like yourself, the head of the FBI, I mean, the people in charge of law and order – had shut down that language? That it was dangerous potentially, that it could have created violence, that it’s kind of hate speech? Should that have been allowed?"


American media advocating for 1st amendment restrictions, asking a former FBI director about suppressing speech...

The SCOTUS really f***ed up not doing as Barney, an nipping this in the bud.

 

[2A_Tom]

Campus free speech legislation reintroduced in Congress

The "Free Right to Expression in Education" (FREE) Act would prohibit "free speech zones" on America's public college and university campuses.

The Constitution should be enough. This clarification that Government funded schools are required to obey it is welcome.

Book-banning university now threatening professors who talk to the press

After banning a controversial book, Franciscan University of Steubenville is now threatening faculty who speak anonymously to the press about the book-banning incident — or anything else.

Private Religious school. Whether we like their policy or not, it IS protected by the 1st amendment.

Syracuse University finally concedes that its free speech promises are worthless

In court documents recently filed by Syracuse University in response to a student’s lawsuit alleging free speech and due process violations, SU admits that it does not promise its students free speech. The admission is the culmination of SU’s disappointing history of violating its students’ expressive freedoms.

I do not know the case. On campus, a polite discussion should never be quashed. In the classroom discussion, polite dissent should be encouraged. Instructors who are teaching (not attempting to indoctrinate) should be respected and if necessary be questioned politely.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Chrome and Firefox have banned the 'Dissenter' addon from their app outlets.

https://twitter.com/getongab/status/1116304347405737984

 

[actaeon277]

What is dissenter?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

What is dissenter?

"Gab" is a site that made a Twitter alternative, with a focus on free speech.

Gab also created Dissenter, which allows anyone that has it as an addon to "comment" on any website/page, again, with a focus on free speech. You're not commenting on a NYT story page where they remove wrongthink, you're able to see a Dissenter GUI instead and discuss the article with other Dissenter users.

People without the addon do not see your comments. It's isolated... which makes the "reports" that Mozilla claims they got a very dubious reason for banning the addon.

 

[Mark 1911]

In light of Assange's arrest, this seemed appropriate to put in this thread today.

In today's world, not only is real journalism a dying profession, sometimes it will even get you arrested.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

5th Cir. revives First Amendment claim against Texas sheriff's office that banned a woman from commenting on their Facebook page after she left a nasty post about the office and a deputy that had been recently killed in the line of duty.

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/18/18-10238-CV0.pdf

Taken from the district court's decision, here's the Facebook post that got the woman banned:

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Senate bill seeks to bring freedom back to banking, which would strip large banks of taxpayer-funded insurance if they deny service to firearms businesses that are constitutionally-protected and compliant with all laws and statutes.

 

[KLB]

Like that has a chance to pass

 

[ArcadiaGP]

President Trump met with Jack from Twitter.

Great meeting this afternoon at the @WhiteHouse with @jack from @Twitter. Lots of subjects discussed regarding their platform, and the world of social media in general. Look forward to keeping an open dialogue!

Thank you for the time. Twitter is here to serve the entire public conversation, and we intend to make it healthier and more civil. Thanks for the discussion about that.

 

[Mark 1911]

Using your free speech to throw stones from your glass house, and to **** off the people who have the power to serve justice to you.
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