I don't understand what people don't get about the 1st amendment. A right to free speech, is set in stone in the US Constitution, a private company can enforce their own censorship, but having a company that wants to have the 1st amendment and is being forced to be shut down is not what the US is about. Threats and actions to commit treason should be handled by authorities and prosecuted. But someone saying they don'…
> I don't understand what people don't get about the 1st amendment. A right to free speech, is set in stone in the US Constitution It seems like you yourself may be having a little 1st amendment confusion, it has no bearing on private companies and only refers to laws Congress is allowed to pass. The opening paragraph of the amendment: “Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech” https://en.m.wikipe…
I'm afraid that's not quite right.
The Fourteenth Amendment acts to extend the Bill of Rights to the states, as well. So the First Amendment limits not just the laws the federal government can pass and enforce, but the laws state governments can pass and enforce, too.
With some exceptions, the First Amendment also prohibits laws compelling speech. This is at the root of platforms' legal rights to set their own rules for content moderation, or to choose what to publish. For a recent case on compelled speech, see the Supreme Court decision in the Becerra case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Family_a...