Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · Feb 13 1 / 2
4/ And last week, we sued the FTC on behalf of NewsGuard—a news rating service—for retaliating against its protected speech with intrusive investigation and requiring two companies to blacklist it before being allowed to merge. www.thefire.org/research-lea... www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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5/ Bottom line: The First Amendment would mean nothing at all if the FTC could use "consumer protection" as a talisman to regulate whatever it wants. The agency should leave speech to the discretion of speakers, where it belongs, and stick to issues within its jurisdiction.