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Israeli tech CEO calls to 'limit the First Amendment' to prevent spread of 'lies' on social media
(www.foxbusiness.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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IIRC social media speech is not protected under the first ammendment
It's no less protected than any other kind of speech.
The problem is that it's protected from the government, rather than from the social media company
Speech is a human mechanism of communication. The bot farms that his country employ against people are not people, and should be regulated. Peoples' speech should not be regulated.
It's not. Free speech is to prevent a state encroaching on or involving themselves in the censorship of citizens.
Social media operators can do what they want in terms of censorship. It's their's to censor and if someone doesn't like it they may simply choose not to use it. It does not impact their wellbeing or freedoms within the state and is not a social service.
Edit: So quite ironically, suggesting limitations on 1A is against the 1A. It is there to prevent limitations of freedoms by things the state may try to impose, should a state ever become corrupted.
Sadly platforms like Twitter or Facebook are almost requirements for some people to get their news, look for a job, communicate in general, etc. pretty soon you’ll need a Twitter account to vote in an election. When the oligarchs and monopolies have become the government by controlling politicians, some might argue certain constitutional protections might be required. Idk. Should be laws against employers asking for your social media info, or politicians posting on official accounts on those platforms. Maybe then we can separate the two and make the argument 1A does not apply there.