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The First Amendment prevents private businesses and individuals from restricting other people's speech.

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REFUTED
the evidence says no
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Is it true that the First Amendment prevents private businesses and individuals from restricting other people's speech?

No. One peer-reviewed legal source states that under the state action doctrine the First Amendment binds only government actors, with very few exceptions, which contradicts the claim that it prevents private businesses and individuals from restricting speech. The remaining retrieved items concern unrelated topics and settle nothing.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 1
Other legal protections for free speech, in addition to the First Amendment
2023
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Strossen, N. (2023). Other legal protections for free speech, in
            addition to the First Amendment. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780197699645.003.0008

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