He can plan all he wants, but first there needs to be legislation written and passed at a Federal level, then there needs to be an agency capable of enforcing it. There is currently neither.
The first amendment protects citizens from government censorship, but social media isn’t a public utility, and in the case of TikTok isn’t even a US based media. Kevin M. (RPCV) On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 11:30 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Carr’s argument is that bans on hate speech (not just jokes with coarse > language, but the worst kind of racist and sexist filth) is censorship. He > plans to fine or punish social media companies that regulate hate speech, > which as anyone who has ever read the comments section knows is > functionally the same as requiring vile and threatening speech. > > As Mark points out, Carr and his kind are not free speech absolutists, and > have no interest in protecting free expression on media controlled by > conservatives. > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Mon, 18 Nov 2024 at 10:28 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There’s next to no legislation on social media, but there is no precedent >> on the government forcing a private business to force hate speech or >> violent threats on its website. Nor is the FCC an agency likely to be >> tasked with that. In fact the Supreme Court recently limited what agencies >> can actually do. >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 9:47 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> So they dominate talk radio, have the top-rated cable channel, have >>> people on their side running major newspapers in New York, Chicago and LA >>> (the Tribune is nowhere near as hot-headed as in the Col. McCormick days, >>> but is still Republican on the editorial page) and they have two social >>> media sites that they control, one where they're chasing off anyone >>> slightly to the left of them and another where they don't let anyone on the >>> left in, and they're screaming censorship? I'm sorry, but people on the >>> left don't tell people on the right to go F themselves and threaten >>> violence. That's why they get kicked off of social media. >>> >>> Mark Jeffries >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 8:36 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> “New YorkCNN - President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the >>>> Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wasted no time in stating >>>> his priorities on Sunday night. Just one hour after thanking the president >>>> for the appointment, Carr wrote on X, “We must dismantle the censorship >>>> cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Carr and Trump’s powerful ally Elon Musk immediately replied with one >>>> word of affirmation: “Based.” >>>> >>>> The comments from Carr, who wrote the chapter >>>> <https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-28.pdf> >>>> on >>>> the FCC in the conservative blueprint Project 2025, signaled that it won’t >>>> be business-as-usual at the country’s communications regulatory agency. >>>> Past chairs of the agency, both Republicans and Democrats, have emphasized >>>> broadband internet deployment and wireless spectrum policy. Carr didn’t >>>> mention those issues on Sunday night….” >>>> >>>> https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/media/brendan-carr-trump-fcc-nominee-project-2025/index.html >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BJc%2B08S4fQ%2B1EgPBHrX%3D7SJ1331-TswbRO9BSe2u5nxg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BJc%2B08S4fQ%2B1EgPBHrX%3D7SJ1331-TswbRO9BSe2u5nxg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_7_5_oabm7UwEc%2Bh0bbBSE9DhYWDbas1RQwVCFUHibNg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_7_5_oabm7UwEc%2Bh0bbBSE9DhYWDbas1RQwVCFUHibNg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4B_g36mR6puUe_z-Cw7zbqUe1H_yJFVoFpJQELxDJ%3Dd9Q%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4B_g36mR6puUe_z-Cw7zbqUe1H_yJFVoFpJQELxDJ%3Dd9Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLEvnPCUu-zpEpkc6nQOPjVnPvJbkRVMvEHO3xy-_8oHw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLEvnPCUu-zpEpkc6nQOPjVnPvJbkRVMvEHO3xy-_8oHw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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