Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-11-28 21:04:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1CC9CF28322D7FC929CF5F706B21568344A5CC734A6BA10BF4FA0637A14EEAE7
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Original Note:
Commercial speech, in the form of advertising, *is* "free speech". https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/900/commercial-speech# Freedom to select advertising sources is a component of capitalism. https://www.marketingjournal.org/the-relationship-between-marketing-and-capitalism-phil-kotler/ The Senator's suggestion of compelled speech, a rare occurrence, would not apply to disclosing marketing ideology. https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/encyclopedia/case/30/compelled-speech
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