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minus-squareJaysynlinkfedilink22•edit-224 days agoThat’s fine, but I think they are lying. And in case you don’t understand, foreign corporations running FARA-unregistered influence operations isn’t considered a facet of “free speech” in the USA.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•24 days agoThere’s no legal case to be had. The constitution grants congress effectively unlimited power to regulate international trade. Citizens have rights. Foreign actors do not.
That’s fine, but I think they are lying.
And in case you don’t understand, foreign corporations running FARA-unregistered influence operations isn’t considered a facet of “free speech” in the USA.
Okay great. Prove it in court.
There’s no legal case to be had.
The constitution grants congress effectively unlimited power to regulate international trade. Citizens have rights. Foreign actors do not.
That hasn’t been true for 70 years.