Proposed Idaho Anti-social Media Censorship Act | Censorship | Freedom Of Speech

ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP ACT An act to be entitled the

 Anti-social media censorship act

of 2019. Summary: An act that creates a private right of action against social media websites that are open to the public, that were not affiliated with any religious organization or political party at its inception, and that have more than 75,000,000 users that intentionally censures a user’s political or religious speech. An act that treats certai n social media websites l ike public utilities by t he State Idaho. Definitions “Public Utility:” a business organization performing a public service a nd subject to special governmental regulation. “Internet:” the international computer network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable  packet switched data networks. “Social Media Website:” a dedicated website or other application that enables users to communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, images, etc. “Hate Speech:” a catch all phrase based on arbitrary standards concerning content that an individual finds personally offensive based on their private moral code. “Hate speech” is form of  protected speech. “Obscenity” (use the same definition under the existing obscenity code). “Algorithm:” a set of instructions designed to perform a specific task. “Political Speech:” speech relating to the state, government, the body politic, public administration, policy-making, etc. of, involved in, or relating to government policy-making as distinguished from administration or law of or relating to the civil aspects of government as distinguished from the military of, dealing with, or relating t o politics. Political speech includes not just speech by the government or candidates for office, but also any discussion of social issues. “Religious Speech:” a set of un proven answers, truth claims, faith-based assumptions and naked assertions that attempt to explain the greater questions like how things were created, what humans should or should not be doing, and what happens after death. Section I. Certain social media websites to be treated as a public utility

: Social media website that is open to the public that has more than 75,000,000 subscribers that was not specifically affiliated with any one religion or political party from its inception shall be construed to be a public utility by the State of Idaho. Section II. A private cause of a ction for intentional political and religious censorship by Social Media Websites

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