no, its an honor thing. why do i have to explain everything to you? twitter is a PRIVATE company. they have rules you must abide by and you AGREE to this WHEN YOU SIGN UP!! do your own research!! turn off the fake news.
-What are the 3 restrictions to freedom of speech?
Second, a few narrow categories of speech are not protected from government restrictions. The main such categories are incitement, defamation, fraud, obscenity, child pornography, fighting words, and threats.
-Is yelling fire protected speech?
Despite Schenck being limited, the phrase "shouting fire in a crowded theater" has become synonymous with speech that, because of its danger of provoking violence, is not protected by the First Amendment.
In the United States, some categories of speech are not protected by the First Amendment. According to the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Constitution protects free speech while allowing limitations on certain categories of speech.[1]
Categories of speech that are given lesser or no protection by the First Amendment (and therefore may be restricted) include obscenity, fraud, child pornography, speech integral to illegal conduct, speech that incites imminent lawless action, speech that violates intellectual property law, true threats, and commercial speech such as advertising. Defamation that causes harm to reputation is a tort and also an exception to free speech.u
-What does ‘free speech’ actually mean? Twitter isn’t censoring speech, despite what Elon Musk and many users think
There’s a lot of confusion about what freedom of speech means in the U.S. Here’s what you need to know.
...the Supreme Court has ruled that social media platforms are not considered public forums — they’re companies hosting conversations. And companies are not responsible for protecting freedom of speech; the government is, legal experts including Stanford law professor Nate Persily explain.
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The First Amendment text specifies that Congress — which the Supreme Court ruled also extends to the states and local governments — may not restrict freedom of speech. Speech that takes place in a traditional or designated public forum (like a sidewalk or park on government property) is protected, with some exceptions.
The First Amendment is protecting speech from government censorship — not your right to say whatever you want on Twitter or Instagram if it violates the codes of conduct........
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