On 1/11/2021 4:26 AM, David E. Ross wrote: > On 1/11/2021 12:44 AM, Daniel wrote: >> David E. Ross wrote on 11/01/21 09:14: >>> On 1/10/2021 12:08 PM, Ray Davison wrote: >>>> I get a news letter from a doctor. Twitter banned him because he >>>> described his experience treating people with CCP virus. He moved to >>>> Parler and took 28K followers with him. >>>> >>>> Now Twitter has banned Trump. Trump moved to Parler. >>>> >>>> Parler used Amazon servers. Amazon has banned Parler. >>>> >>>> Free speech anyone? >>>> >>>> Ray >>> >>> The right of free speech in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution >>> only applies to government action, not to the actions of businesses and >>> individuals. >>> >> I would have thought "free speech" would also give the provider the >> freedom *NOT* to reply to or even to carry an article! > > Given today's broad definition of "press", that falls under freedom of > the press. "Press" now seems to include not only print media but also > electronic media. > No it does not. The 1st and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution *only* apply to Government action. The 1st applies to Federal Government action, the 14th applies to state action.
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