Bob explains the legal and practical issues surrounding the purge of right-wing voices from social media sites. He makes a distinction between free speech and the 1st Amendment, and critically analyzes the typical "newsstand / publisher" analogy for Section 230. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/publisher-or-platform-it-doesnt-matter (EFF article on Section 230) and why the platform/publisher distinction is a red herring. Encyclopedia Brittanica entry https://www.britannica.com/topic/First-Amendment (on the First Amendment). http://bobmurphyshow.com/contribute (Help support) the Bob Murphy Show.

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