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1. tptace+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-04-05 22:16:35
Candidate endorsements (and political advertising in general) are core political speech. You can't outlaw it in the US.
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2. espere+79[view] [source] 2025-04-05 23:56:22
>>tptace+(OP)
Are candidate endorsements by corporations (e.g CNN) allowed? That sounds like something that should be banned.
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3. twoodf+Zk[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-04-06 02:48:12
>>espere+79
Of course they’re “allowed”. Congress shall make no law…

The New York Times Company can say anything they want about anything, and especially political candidates.

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4. Cthulh+SZ1[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-04-06 21:02:15
>>espere+79
Sure, corporations get free speech protections too. Journalists even moreso.

And while I'm inclined to believe not everyone should have free speech, I'm also aware that denying it is authoritarian.

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