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PSPS

(15,195 posts)
6. Sorry. What you are saying is not "constitutionally protected speech"
Wed Aug 11, 2021, 12:57 AM
Aug 2021

That comes into play only if you, the public actor, attempts to compel them, the private actor, to carry your lies or anything else, even truthful statements. And that's infringing on their (the public actor's) free speech (control their own private platform.)

I know he's doing this just for MAGA, but you'd think an ostensibly educated person would change his shtick once in a while.

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YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 OP
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #1
Sorry. What you are saying is not "constitutionally protected speech" PSPS Aug 2021 #6
Ya, Paul is a moron as the 1st only applies to the government interfering in free speech cstanleytech Aug 2021 #9
cue the censership card in 3-2-1. AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #2
YouTube is not a state actor LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #4
This Klondike Kat Aug 2021 #14
I love this. Thank you! NurseJackie Aug 2021 #19
As KO used to point out regularly on Countdown, the First Amendment refers to niyad Aug 2021 #3
He seems to have a severe allergic reaction to facts Grokenstein Aug 2021 #7
He's a moron much like the people that support him. cstanleytech Aug 2021 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Aug 2021 #5
Fucking quack. With a porno fro. The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2021 #8
Good BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #11
He's a gonna beat y'all up for that. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #12
Seems angry most of the time bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #13
They do it to themselves, and then play the victim... rinse and repeat. Talitha Aug 2021 #15
I'm hoping it's the Youtube users who are reporting him FakeNoose Aug 2021 #16
Outstanding move by YouTube. Paladin Aug 2021 #17
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #18
Rand Paul should put his theory to the test SpankMe Aug 2021 #20
He will use this as a badge of courage Bayard Aug 2021 #21
"Fauci Says It Is Safe to Watch YouTube Now That Rand Paul Has Been Suspended" ( LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #22
Rand Paul is a freak. BComplex Aug 2021 #23
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