Senator Dick Durbin says free speech doesn’t protect “misinformation” that downplays political violence
Free speech does not include spreading misinformation to downplay political violence, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who also is chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, tweeted referencing an alleged uptick in hate speech since Elon Musk took Twitter private.
Misinformation is protected by the First Amendment.
The uptick that Senator Durbin is referencing was a bot campaign that Twitter suggests was used to troll the platform and the media as soon as Musk took control of the company.
Senator s Durbin s comments followed Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeting a link to an article containing claims about the attack on Nancy Pelosi s husband, Paul.
Now there’s a great idea. A misinformation exception to the First Amendment. Why didn’t I think of that. There could be other exceptions as well. How about a “misdirection” exception? That would be for information, or information-like objects or ideas, that encourage people to make incorrect choices. Misdirection!