John Kerry, not a fan of the 1st Amendment

[BradStevens]

Maybe. It will be interesting to see if it's litigated and, if so, how that turns out.

Political ads are pretty famously exempted from federal truth in advertising laws. But candidates can sue for defamation.

I doubt it is litigated. Braun pulled back the ad, slapped the disclaimer on it, and then republished it. In fact, that type of statutory requirement is the least restrictive means the CA judge was referring to re the deep fakes.

1A jurisprudence is full of balancing, testing of other means, and burdens of proof based on the type of speech/restrictions at issue. It's not as black and white as a lot of people assume.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

I doubt it is litigated. Braun pulled back the ad, slapped the disclaimer on it, and then republished it. In fact, that type of statutory requirement is the least restrictive means the CA judge was referring to re the deep fakes.

1A jurisprudence is full of balancing, testing of other means, and burdens of proof based on the type of speech/restrictions at issue. It's not as black and white as a lot of people assume.

I didn't necessarily mean that the Braun campaign would litigate it or that it would happen anytime soon. I just meant by somebody, at some time.

 

[UncleMark]

I'm sure that there are many politicians on both sides of the aisle that would like to be the gatekeeper of information that is disseminated to the public.

Instead, we've handed that over to Musk and Zuckerberg.

 

[BradStevens]

Instead, we've handed that over to Musk and Zuckerberg.

And the WC mods. Fascists.

 

[UncleMark]

And the WC mods. Fascists.

Leave stoll out of this. He's trying to lighten up.

 

[NPT]

Instead, we've handed that over to Musk and Zuckerberg.

That is the problem... everyone has agenda. We have CNN, MSNBCm], Foxnews, and social media spewing out their agenda but at least with most social media it's not just one side.

 

[Spartans9312]

“Curbing” Free Speech: John Kerry Criticizes the First Amendment as “a Major Block” for Censorship

Below is my column in the New York Post on the recent remarks of former Secretary of State John Kerry to the World Economic Forum, the latest in an array of powerful American politicians warning ab…

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Turley’s article on the subject.

Free is absolutely necessary to continue having a democratic republic.