Clarence Thomas’ remarks may signal a new chapter in that effort, and an indication that the fight over social media’s power may end up being a legal, rather than a legislative, one. On Monday, the Federalist, a conservative news site, called Thomas' remarks"“Thomas’ not-very-veiled hostility toward big tech is absolutely another aspect of a more general conservative antagonism toward Silicon Valley,” Paul M.
Thomas’ warnings build on the case he made in a ruling in October, when he urged the court to determine the correct interpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that protects tech platforms from legal liability for what users post. His suggestion was that the law had been applied too broadly and needed stricter definitions.
The high court “could potentially revisit interpretations of Section 230 that go back 25 years and just say that the courts got it wrong when they interpreted protections very broadly,” Barrett said. “If you got a restrictive interpretation of Section 230 from the Supreme Court, that could shake up the social media industry even more dramatically than what Congress might end up doing.”
Why is Thomas ruling on these types of cases when he is clearly being influenced by his wife.
Control over speech? Honestly, I don't think that's a problem. – Have they ever used social media?
Did his wife send love to the insurrectionists? Is she being investigated for her role? Seriously, is it wise for these two to moralize about anything?
The right to free speech does not include the right to force others to publish your speech.
And the GOP is now in the 'cancel' business.
Thomas dont like when social media rightly so point out when he and his right wing wife was financing insurrection and treason on the country and constitution he sworn to protect... what 🤯 my mind is identity confused he is... he is black african american agains his kind
I thought members of SCOTUS were supposed to be apolitical? Sounds like a violation of his position, if not his oath.
What a shame! They don't like it when so-called conservatives are being called on their lies, and are being put in 'Time Out'! I do know a few liberals who are in Facebook jail for being too harsh in their language. And I support that!
Many years ago on a USAir flight from New Orleans to national airport Clarence and Virginia sat directly in front of me. She towers over him and belittled him. He didn’t talk back.
How much are they getting paid, and by whom? Both are attorneys and he's SCOTUS judge. Trying to rewrite the Constitution by fiat and opinion.
He needs to get ejected from the ct , his wife’s political co-mingling is over the top
So Justice Clarence Thomas and Co-Justice Virginia Thomas has something to say about Big Tech and social media control over speech - such objectivity.
When the dear justice, in his pursuit of “domestic tranquility”, publicly opines that an on-line MAGA MOB is the future of “free speech”, I am left scratching my head.
Sounds like he is trying to enable QAnon 2.0
My African American
Time for social media to be regulated since they have decided they can't control themselves
Even if the speech is a lie and causes death to innocent people?
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Just a reminder that Ginni Thomas celebrated 45 supporters who tried to kidnap and murder members of congress and even that dipshit former VP Mike Pence. Ginni and her hubby can have several seats and sit the fuck down when it comes to free speech on the internet.
Pretty credulous second sentence of this tweet lede, NBC.
Uncle Ruckus at it again
Virginia Thomas-- what was her role in the attack on our legislative branch of government?!
That man has done so much to fuck up speech and civil rights over the years, he may just want to sit this one the fuck out.
don't leave a can of coke near him.l
Which clause of the Constitution grants citizens the right to a social media account?
Nice impartial justice.
Angst over private companies having a say in how their platforms are used & by people who do not even pay for the pleasure of doing do, btw, is a bit much.
A Thomas Family puff piece?
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