Meanwhile, Libertardians are at it again
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Sadly, lolbertarians are right in this one.
The better question is how do you fix this natural vulnerability of 1A where government can just have off-the-table deal with "private" platform doing censoring work for the government?
Uh don't grant businesses freedom of speech, or any rights at all? I can see it making sense legally for sole proprietorships or even partnerships. But once an endeavor is operating as a distinct entity, it exists purely under statute.
If you ever read 1A, you'll notice it does not grant anyone freedom of speech.
I know what you're saying, but making a law that regulates what corporations can say or do does not violate "abridging the freedom of speech" IMO.
I didn't mean to imply otherwise. Civil rights have been assigned to corporations over the years by courts mostly, and some statues.
It does, however, violate letter of 1A (and whether it violates spirit of 1A is another question). Disclaimers on every product (a counter example someone thought worked in this thread) are not about speech either.