Media & Narrative Control

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The Founding Record

  • The First Amendment

    Five protections in one sentence: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

The Acts Record

  • Espionage Act of 1917

    Named for espionage. It was used to imprison a presidential candidate for a speech against the draft, and it remains the statute used to prosecute leaks.

  • Communications Decency Act

    Titled for decency. Its decency provisions were struck down in 1997. What survived was Section 509, titled Online Family Empowerment, now the platform liability shield.

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