1st amendment prohibits government action that inhibits freedom of speech.
Government agencies (intel) are so intertwined major social media who can tell when twitter/google/facebook actions are taken independently or by order of CIA/FBI etc.
Lawfags-if we gather evidence of government investment in private companies, can we file a class action?
pando.com/2014/03/26/google-distances-itself-from-the-pentagon-stays-in-bed-with-mercenaries-and-intelligence-contractors/
“When you have private companies deciding which algorithms get you a so-called threat score, or make you a person of interest, there’s obviously room for targeting people based on viewpoints or even unlawfully targeting people based on race or religion,” said Lee Rowland, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union.
She added that there is a dangerous trend toward government relying on tech companies to “build massive dossiers on people” using “nothing but constitutionally protected speech.”
theintercept.com/2016/04/14/in-undisclosed-cia-investments-social-media-mining-looms-large/