FaceBook and the Gummint
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https://nclalegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Joint-Statement-on-Discovery-Disputes-Combined.pdf
The First Amended Complaint includes extensive allegations about Dr. Fauci and his communications with social-media companies like Meta. And the discovery produced so far raises the concern that there may be responsive information. For example, in March 2020, Mark Zuckerberg provided Dr. Fauci with his personal cell phone number, demonstrating the opportunity for follow-up phone conversations. And on August 28, 2022, Meta disclosed Dr. Fauci in its list of 32 federal officials who may have communicated with Meta about content modulation on Facebook and Instagram.
I'm sure they were exchanging recipes or something like that, not having a "private platform" act as a government
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Does somebody need to go to jail?
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Seriously I didn’t read the link. But why would it be illegal for FB to coordinate with public health officials?
@jon-nyc said in FB and the Gummint:
Seriously I didn’t read the link. But why would it be illegal for FB to coordinate with public health officials?
I don't think it is. People have said that if a private company co-ordinates with the government (as is the case here), it is bound by 1st amendment restrictions - IOW, if the government is telling you what to say, you can't censor anyone.
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@jon-nyc said in FB and the Gummint:
Seriously I didn’t read the link. But why would it be illegal for FB to coordinate with public health officials?
I don't think it is. People have said that if a private company co-ordinates with the government (as is the case here), it is bound by 1st amendment restrictions - IOW, if the government is telling you what to say, you can't censor anyone.
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@George-K said in FB and the Gummint:
People have said that if a private company co-ordinates with the government (as is the case here), it is bound by 1st amendment restrictions
Who are these people?
@Axtremus said in FB and the Gummint:
@George-K said in FB and the Gummint:
People have said that if a private company co-ordinates with the government (as is the case here), it is bound by 1st amendment restrictions
Who are these people?
Smart ones.
