The 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects free speech. This bill would restrict Mainstream Media and Social Media from limiting speech and messaging based up these media outlet’s assessments of what they consider to be misinformation or disinformation. Whenever an individual is banned from participating in Social Media forums, the Social Media platforms would be obligated to provide the individual with justification and a rapid appeal process. An independent oversight “watchdog” committee would monitor these platforms to ensure 1st Amendment rights are protected.
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I agree with the overall premise, but anytime you have a committee or government group created with good intentions over 15 to 20 years corruption will slip in and those overwatch committees will be doing exactly what you don’t want to have happening. We should avoid altogether any group or committee having control over who is determining what can or cannot be said, it will be harder to get away from once it’s turned into the problem