Posted on 08/20/2018 5:42:13 AM PDT by Enlightened1
President Trump should introduce legislation stripping all socialism media companies of their section 230 immunity. What do I mean by this? Please read below.
Since the tech companies are trying to have it both ways where on one hand they are censoring conservatives, promoting Democrats in their social media algorithms, but at the very same time they have public square immunity under federal law from what people post to their web sites. The Tech Left are saying they can do whatever they want when it comes to censorship. However, if you have public square immunity from federal law, then you cannot at the very same time censor conservatives and promote Democrats. President Trump simply needs to make it so that Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc.. can no longer have immunity to third party posts. Thus, social media will no longer be treated as public platforms or the modern public square where people can say what they want, but treated as Publishers. Again this is since social media giants want to censor what is being said on their web sites. The Tech Left are trying to have it both ways, and you cannot. You fall under one category or the next.
This above is an easy way to make everyone play by the same rules. If you make a billion dollar as these tech companies do, then say they are liable for all content posted on their web sites like a Publisher. The funny part is the Tech Left for years have been arguing they are just a public platform and they cannot be held accountable. However, since they are now openly and actively censoring people it is time to strip away their section 230 immunity. Section 230 is part of the Digital Millennium Copyright act, and it holds that platforms are not liable for content posted by third parties to their websites.
It would be great if social media were neutral forums. However, since they are not neutral forums then we have a problem. Since the algorithms are rigged to favor Democrats and Leftists the Justice Department must open an investigation into the social media companies to determine if the algorithms are an “in kind” election contribution. For instance, if you own Billboard, then you cannot give that Billboard to a political candidate. That is known as “in kind” contribution, and there are contribution limits. Thus, if you like a candidate and you donate the maximum money. You then cannot go put out a bunch of commercials for that candidate. This is because you already maxed out giving money to the candidate. What these tech companies are doing by rigging the algorithms is the functional equivalent of giving a candidate free billboards and TV ads.
The above is the key for President Trump to stop the tech left election engineering and rigging. President Trump should have the DOJ send subpoenas to all these social media companies a notice to preserve all evidence, and a notice to preserve all documents. If they fail to do this, hide information, etc… then they can go to prison under federal laws for tampering with evidence and documents. Furthermore, President Trump can send them notices of anti-trust, election meddling and election fraud, Federal Elections Commission and to the Anti-Trust commission.
The tech companies have made a bet. They believe the Democrats are going to win the House of Representatives in November of 2018. If this happens, then they are off the hook. This is because they will not have Mark Meadows, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz and others to hold them accountable since the Democrats would be in control. They believe as long as they help the Democrats they are free and clear. This is why President Trump needs to send out the notices to preserve evidence, subpoena them and open a criminal investigation for election meddling, election engineering and illegal “in kind” campaign contributions made by social media giants. This is all in clear violation of campaign finance laws.
This is the Tech Left Coup. Remember Dinesh D'souza was investigated, charged and sent to prison over giving 20k to a friend through alleged shell donors, then why is there no investigation into the “in kind” contributions? Remember too the new Black Panthers got investigated for standing outside of voting centers with clubs to intimidate voters. Although Holder let them go. Anyhow, these are the Democrats blocking everyone and intimidating everyone.
So when Twitter and Facebook rig their platforms so that Democrat content goes to the top of the pile, that is the functional equivalent of giving someone a free commercial. That’s a clear campaign contribution of billions of dollars.
marked,,,,,,,thanks
It is entirely possible that Facebook’s exclusionary ad practices may have violated federal laws that may include, but not be limited, to:
<><> Title 18 U.S.C. §1341, Mail Fraud, 18 U.S.C.§1001, Presenting a False Document to an Agent of the US Government for funding (may involve several felonies and could include forgery);
<><> 18 U.S.C.§1027 False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by ERISA enacted 1974 and other possible offenses including civil and/or criminal RICO violations.
<><> 18 U.S.C. §§1961-68 (RICO Act)18 U.S.C. §1001 (making false Statements to Agents of the US Government,
<><> 18 U.S.C. §241(Conspiracies Against Civil Rights). Violation of Civil Rights under Color of law and conspiracy. Conspiring with others to violate 4th amendment rights.
<><> Possibly full investigations centering on RICO conspiracies under 18 U.S.C. §1962(c) could be warranted because (1) the persons (2) were employed by or associated with a public enterprise (3) that engaged in or affected interstate commerce and that (4) the persons operated or managed the enterprise (5) through a “pattern” (6) of racketeering activity, and (7) the taxpayers were injured by reason of the “pattern” of racketeering activity.
<><> Alleged Offenses could include Violation of Rights – which prohibits in relevant part, “two or more persons (from conspiring) to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District
<><> Title 18 U.S.C. §2 41 – Conspiracy Against Constitutional mandates in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of having so exercised the same . . .” See, 18 U.S.C. §241.
Taxpayers should demand the following agencies commence investigations at once:
<><> FBI — Wire Fraud Division
<><> IRS-Fraud Unit
<><> Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General,
<><> Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General.
<><> DOJ’s Criminal Division— Public Integrity Section
<><> DOJ Criminal Division—Organized Crime and Gang Section.
Facebook is why people own property with fences. No encroachment. That’s what facebook does. Lowest denominator.
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“There is a huge difference between a message board which FR is and a vast social media network”
Which measures out to about one nano-meter using the convoluted logic of liberal and RINO congressman and senators.
bad analogy. There is a huge difference between a message board which FR is and a vast social media network.
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We may think there’s a difference, but the left’s lawsuit lawyers, fili g cases in friendly courts, will be arguing that libel was committed on FR and not committed on Facebook.
It’s more than just that. Facebook, Alphabet (Google/YouTube) and Twitter are all publicly-traded companies on the US stock market. Maybe pressure from the FTC and SEC might make them change their ways?
Good post and real.
” I wish someone could get this idea to the President.”
This requires action by Congress. Yes, the corrupt US Congress which takes millions in donations from Social Media.
Trump can’t introduce legislation, somebody in Congress would have to do it.
With Ryan and McConnell firmly in the pockets of tech titans, the bill will go nowhere.
As I recall, back in the bad old days of dial up modems and bulletin boards, it was determined that if you edited any posts you were responsible for all content just like a book publisher. I think you could delete “the seven words”, but that was about it.
I’d imagine the laws and rules have changed a lot in the intervening years.
No. There isn’t. Free Republic is under the same 240 protection as twitter. You end it for twitter and you end it for Free Republic.
The libs want this because they get to shut down “hate speech”. The libs will go after Free Republic and then all conservative opinion will be shut down.
A stupider idea has never before been posted on this forum.
Good idea...
Thanks for this post. It’s excellent.
Why not? Explain.
Yeah....I disagree. On all counts. Free Republic and other message boards can and do edit content. There are zillions of message boards and the barriers to entry for starting up a message board are incredibly low.
Not so with facebook. Not so with Google/Youtube or Twitter. They don’t have any real competitors worthy of the name, and due to network effect the barriers to entry are quite high. ie everybody is on youtube because everybody is on youtube. Others have technology that’s just as good.
Big Tech needs to be reined in. The only way to do that is with federal regulation which should be enacted. These are media companies, not merely conduits. They plainly DO have editorial control as every ban, suspension, demonetization and shadow ban amply demonstrates.
Something must be done to stop discrimination against conservatives.
And quickly...........
Or you could just buy the stock of these publicly traded companies and replace the board and management.
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