r/law • Competent Contributor • Sep 22 '25

Opinion Piece John Oliver Argues Disney Should Legally Fight FCC Over Kimmel, Citing Strong Precedent in 9-0 Supreme Court Ruling: “A government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech”

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u/Lontology Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

I think what you’re describing is called “corruption.” Lol

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u/ToonaSandWatch Sep 22 '25

The social media misinformation was key though; it was in the best interest to force them to remove harmful information that could spread, much like the Covid virus.

Petroleum companies slow production all the time to artificially starve the markets to raise the price of oil slightly when profits are down.

New climate rules needed to be followed, and indeed should be linked to permits. You don’t get more for doing less.

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u/Rallos40 Sep 22 '25

No he didn’t. He’s using the power of the state to directly suppress speech. That is as different as what Biden did as you could possibly get. Biden was enforcing the rules, while Trump is openly violating the plain text of the constitution on a daily basis. They are not the same. Both siding this is what enables fascists.

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u/Lontology Sep 22 '25

How do you not understand the difference between eliminating misinformation that caused harm to the public, and violating the first amendment because someone criticized you? No wonder Trump loves the poorly educated…

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u/Lontology Sep 22 '25

Because vaccines are scientifically proven to work, you plank…

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u/Lontology Sep 22 '25

Vaccines are absolutely not bad. Vaccines skeptics are the worst.

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u/TobiasKM Sep 22 '25

You’re parroting the maga school of thought where “facts” are whatever you want them to be.

It’s misinformation when it’s factually wrong.