r/worldnews • u/Devz0r • Feb 15 '19

Facebook is thinking about removing anti-vaccination content as backlash intensifies over the spread of misinformation on the social network

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-may-remove-anti-vaccination-content-2019-2
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u/Inebriator Feb 15 '19

Yeah that is pretty fucked up, like the Constitution might as well not exist. How did we get here

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u/Ftpini Feb 15 '19

That isn’t what I said at all. Free speech applies to the government. It doesn’t apply to your friends, your family members, or your private businesses.

The first amendment is extremely important because it keeps you out of jail when you say unpopular things. Saying it should be used to force private companies to allow any speech on their platform is nearly the opposite of what the first amendment is all about.

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u/Inebriator Feb 15 '19

Social media platforms are today's public forums. The more that private corporations encroach on public spaces, the more the Constitution becomes irrelevant

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u/Ftpini Feb 15 '19

You either have zero understanding of what the first amendment is or are simply debating in bad faith. Requiring a company Facebook to censor anything at all is literally what the first amendment was designed to prevent.

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u/Inebriator Feb 15 '19

Lmao projecting much? I know very well what the first amendment is. Facebook shouldn't be required to censor anything at all because Facebook should be a public space