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Fact-checking Trump Jr. comment: How the First Amendment doesn't apply to private companies

Fact-checking Trump Jr. comment: How the First Amendment doesn't apply to private companies
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Fact-checking Trump Jr. comment: How the First Amendment doesn't apply to private companies
Above video: Leaders reflect on deadly violence at Capitol and respondFollowing Twitter's permanent suspension of President Donald Trump's Twitter account, his son Donald Trump Jr. quickly and falsely claimed that free speech "no longer exists in America."Besides the blanket statement the president's son made on Twitter, the First Amendment clearly states that the freedom applies for government, not private companies: "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."Twitter justified its move by saying two tweets made by Trump violated its "Glorification of Violence" policy, "which aims to prevent the glorification of violence that could inspire others to replicate violent acts" and said it "determined that they were highly likely to encourage and inspire people to replicate the criminal acts that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021."The social media company also provided a detailed explanation for its case. Key court decisions also have found that speech that incites certain violence or lawless action may not, depending on the circumstances, have the First Amendment liberties Americans are accustomed to.

Above video: Leaders reflect on deadly violence at Capitol and respond

Following Twitter's permanent suspension of President Donald Trump's Twitter account, his son Donald Trump Jr. quickly and falsely claimed that free speech "no longer exists in America."

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Besides the blanket statement the president's son made on Twitter, the First Amendment clearly states that the freedom applies for government, not private companies: "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."

Twitter justified its move by saying two tweets made by Trump violated its "" policy, "which aims to prevent the glorification of violence that could inspire others to replicate violent acts" and said it "determined that they were highly likely to encourage and inspire people to replicate the criminal acts that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021."

The social media company also for its case.

Key court decisions also have found that speech that incites certain violence or lawless action may not, depending on the circumstances, have the First Amendment liberties Americans are accustomed to.