Censorship on Social Media as it Relates to the First Amendment
First, it is interesting to note how social media companies can legally censor their users, in instances when they are trying to speak out against the government. In similar instances like former president Donald Trump's twitter account, which was banned after the January 6 riots at the capitol because his words were "dangerous." Freedom of speech protects you from censorship from the government, and is not absolute, for example you can't yell fire in a crowded theater. In the case of Donald Trump he, the government, was censored by a private company. Even though it wasn't his government account, he was still representing the government as president and it's ironic how the government can't censor private companies or citizens, but private companies can censor the government. The participation in self government value of free expression states that citizens will not make wise decisions when candidates are censored and can't relay their positions. T
