nilay patel

nilay patel @reckless

@ParisMcQueen @chris_i117 It is not an argument -- it stating plainly that once you start doing things the First Amendment prohibits the government from doing, you are fully in the realm of speech regulation according to your own whims — PolitiTweet.org

nilay patel @reckless

Here are some real threats to free speech in America: 1. The explosion in defamation claims by law firms who've explicitly said the First Amendment goes too far 2. An increasing number of state laws that explicitly regulate speech 3. The voracious expansion of copyright law — PolitiTweet.org