spujb

spujb, 2 miesiące temu

on occasion one logs into the internet only to be confronted with the darnedest things said with such confidence

spujb, 2 miesiące temu (edited 2 miesiące temu)

@Kecessa speaks unclearly when saying “public space”—the term they are thinking of is usually “public forum.” source

The rules around what constitutes a true public forum and what the public forum doctrine even means are fuzzy, but in all cases the term refers to a space owned or created by the government.

Thus, a shopping mall, parking lot, or internet forum, being owned by a private company, is not a public forum and can’t really be defended on the basis of the public forum doctrine.

Finally, as @Blazingtransfem98 points out, none of this matters anyway in cases of incitement to imminent lawless action like threats or terrorist speech, which the First Amendment does not protect.

spujb, 2 miesiące temu

that’s fair, i’ll edit to say speaks unclearly rather than misspeaks. thanks for the clarification :)