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7 points| beefman | 1 year ago

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jfengel|1 year ago

Reading Barrett's decision:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-411_3dq3.pdf

it sounds as if this was just a terribly-made case. The plaintiffs never even tried to assert an actual problem. They just made up potential problems. The decision is pretty harsh: "But they do not point to any specific instance of content moderation that caused them identifiable harm."

"Lack of standing" is a pretty standard tactic for when the Supreme Court doesn't want to make a decision on the merits. That way they leave room for a better case to be made some day, by somebody else.

tkel|1 year ago

I don't think this person is reliable or really cares about gov't intervention wrt free speech, to the extent that it is just a trojan horse issue for this person to sell their "COVID vaccines will kill you" articles.

It's actually concerning that someone would link to this here.

advisedwang|1 year ago

Real mad that their covid anti-vax nonsense got taken down by Facebook. But if they can only convince Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas, you know it's some BS

jfengel|1 year ago

It wasn't even their anti-vax nonsense. It was somebody else's anti-vax nonsense. Even Barrett wasn't going to stand for them inventing a "right to listen" out of thin air.