{"id":39311,"date":"2018-10-18T05:56:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T10:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39311"},"modified":"2018-10-18T05:56:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T10:56:34","slug":"supreme-court-takes-case-that-could-end-internet-censorship-expand-first-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39311","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Takes Case That Could End Internet Censorship, Expand First Amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citizentruth.org\/supreme-court-case-internet-censorship-first-amendment\/\">Supreme Court Takes Case That Could End Internet Censorship, Expand First Amendment<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail header\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citizentruth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Internet-Companies.jpg\" alt=\"Supreme Court Takes Case That Could End Internet Censorship, Expand First Amendment\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"post-content entry-content\">\n<p><strong>After the recent purge of over 800 independent media outlets on Facebook, the Supreme Court is now hearing a case that could have ramifications for any future attempts at similar purges.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The United States Supreme Court has agreed to take a case that could change free speech on the Internet forever.<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, No. 17-702, the case that it has agreed to take, will decide if the private operator of a public access network is considered a state actor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/10\/16\/supreme-court-case-could-decide-fb-twitter-power-to-regulate-speech.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The case could affect how companies like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google and YouTube are governed. If the Court were to issue a far-reaching ruling it could subject such companies to First Amendment lawsuits and force them to allow a much broader scope of free speech from its users.<\/p>\n<p>The Court decided to take the case on Friday and it is the first case that was taken after Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the Court.<\/p>\n<p>DeeDee Halleck and Jesus Melendez claimed that they were fired from Manhattan Neighborhood Network for speaking critically of the network. And, though the case does not involve the Internet giants, it could create a ruling that expands the First Amendment beyond the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand at a moment when the very issue at the heart of this case \u2014 the interplay between private entities, nontraditional media, and the First Amendment \u2014 has been playing out in the courts, in other branches of government, and in the media itself,\u201d the attorneys from MNN wrote in their letter to the Court asking it to take the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court Takes Case That Could End Internet Censorship, Expand First Amendment After the recent purge of over 800 independent media outlets on Facebook, the Supreme Court is now hearing a case that could have ramifications for any future attempts at similar purges. 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