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Stop Censoring Social Media Platforms!

Stop Censoring Social Media Platforms!

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Started by Peter Orphanides 5 years, 9 months ago

Despite worries of censorship, Congress wants to require social media platforms to hand over data on users who share it with organizations like Graphika, Inc., as well as calling for the removal of such content from both large and alternate social media platforms.

Since few people actually create disinformation online, and there appears to be some suggestion that factual information has, at times, been mislabeled as disinformation: There exists a considerable concern that this will be used to, not only step-up censorship to new levels, but also compile massive lists of people who theoretically could be effectively 'blacklisted' online for doing nothing but expressing their Constitutionally enshrined rights to Free-Speech.

While private organizations don't have to follow the same Free-Speech requirements demanded by a government, when government is pressuring corporations to censor: It is essentially the government doing an end-run around the First Amendment, using corporations to do what they cannot do legally.

To make it worse, the Supreme Court is now dangerously lopsided in favor of the Republican Party, which has often showed a serious disregard for civil liberties so, even if this issue was to be challenged all the way to the Supreme Court, they might allow it.

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Mike Kelly
5 years ago Featured

The government needs to stay out of our business. If they can force companies to silence people then we dont have a country left. Stop this insanity now.

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Sarah Harris
5 years ago Featured

Ridiculous. they just label anything they dont like as fake news to shut everyone up. freedom of speech isnt just for things the govt agrees with.

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Peter Orphanides · petition starter
5 years ago

While the petition will spread awareness, it's my belief that this matter will have to be dealt with through activism, through pressure being applied through various legal avenues, and protest. I accidentally signed twice (it wasn't intentional, I use the e-mail [email protected] and [email protected], I simply forgot).

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