Trump / FBI / Russians

How is it a violation of the Constitution? Aren't they private companies?

 

Twitter deems itself as "The Public Square". Facebook is so big it is a public square. And most web traffic is through Google. This makes Facebook and Google subject to antitrust laws, and according to a supreme court decision even if a public square is privately owned it is still subject to Constitutional laws.

 

I hear what you're saying, just think that is a tough sell and could open up some shaky ground as far as government overreach.

Anti trust precedents mostly revolve around artificial pricing or stifling innovation. Google, Facebook, Twitter are all free and Amazon dominates because of its low pricing and shipping. And these the most innovative companies in the world. Can't recall any public square arguments to cite in an anti trust case.

 

No worries, it won't be too much longer before kylie posts an item or ten that annoy & rile up Yee Olde Fourumme

 

Just can't keep my name out dat mouf lol

 

Speaking of legalizing.....Sessions just resigned.

 

Trey Gowdy for AG!!

 

Well that didn’t take long! Haha it’s like they were reading this tread.

 

The old Arch would have had a much better conspiracy theory than this, yer getting soft old man.

 

Your antifa mask and baton are in the mail, welcome dsup.

 

Gowdy was my hero on this day. (if he wasn't in an elected position, such as AG, I think he would be pro legalization)

 

Checks and balances come from all angles these days. Shocking

 

Fired.

 

Snot-nosed pseudo-intellectuality doesn't get one far in life, sparkye
It's krazy how you've become Archy's beatch

 

You knew this was only a matter of time...

 

Rest assured buddy, I'm doing just fine in life.

 

So these companies aren't censoring?
Umm Yeah Ok there buddy.

 

Goolag, Falsebook, and Twatter are not free. Nothing is free.
I know what you're saying about govt. overreach and there is a thin line when it comes to this issue.
But one thing is for sure, they are guilty of meddling in the elections. If a Russian bot can be criminally charged for the same then so can big tech.
Also these tech giants violated FEC guidelines by basically providing free advertising for the left.

 

The Russians were hacking into government entities (DNC, DCCC, and the Clinton Campaign). That is a crime.

I may be mistaken but I don't think here is a law on the books saying a private company can't decide what content it wants on its platform. I'm not condoning it (should have been addresses 10 years ago but that's the problem with no term limits...out of touch Congressmen that don't understand tech) but I can't see where they broke anti-trust laws and I'm not even sure they broke current FEC guidelines, they are not regulated like traditional media. The Secure Elections Act is supposed to address how the FEC has dropped the ball with this, but for some reason it hasn't passed yet. Wonder why...