>> Courts have previously held that software — computer code — is "speech".
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>> And also that the Bill of Rights (specifically the 1st Amendment), in guaranteeing freedom of speech, also protects from any law *compelling* speech.
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>> Meaning that for the government to tell Apple that they must write code for some specific goal is a violation of the Constitution.
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> What I take exception with, in this case, is the lines I quoted above. I'm not convinced that the Bill of Rights should totally apply to companies. The consequences of using an argument such as Apple's right to refuse "compelled speech" are far-reaching.
The time for your voice to be heard in this decision is well past.
This is now settled law.
> For instance, think of the way corporate financing is influencing US politics and political campaigning. Many people think this is deplorable (I happen to agree).
This is also a completely different issue.
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