Not what you were taught, Do you agree with censorship by yahoo or government or do you believe in free speech

Question

In other countries there is no censorship, if americia has free speech, why censor?

Answer 1

"In other countries there is no censorship"

Ok, must be nice living in your world.

Answer 2

Yahoo is a private company. So, the provisions of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do not apply to Yahoo.

Answer 3

Yahoo is a business, not a government entity.  They are allowed to impose restrictions.

Answer 4

The First Amendment to the Constitution reads:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

It states that the government cannot limit freedom of speech, not that a private entity such as Yahoo! Answers cannot.  I agree with Y!A's right to censor, but not the government.  You state that there is no censorship in other countries.  I would like to see a constitutional limit in any country which limits the ability of a private party from censoring their own content.  You state that as if it is a known fact with no evidence to support it.

Answer 5

Yahoo is not under any obligation whatsoever in regards to free speech.

The US government along with state and local government is under an obligation to insure free speech via our constitution.

Free speech does not exist outside of what is guaranteed by constitution.  That is why your place of work can tell you to STFU and so can Yahoo.

Peace

Jim

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