re: DOJ just indicted a social media influencer for a 2016 election meme

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Memes that lie and try to swing elections are illegal.

But an entire media complex that lies and tries to swing elections...is perfectly fine.

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Well, no... memes that lie to swing elections are perfectly fine. Memes that try to fool voters into thinking they are voting when they are not might be illegal. Personally, I don't like this though. The law this is based on does not seem appropriate for this case, IMO, but IANAL:

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Did they really prevent or hinder their free exercise of their rights? They certainly didn't prevent it, and I can't really see their meme as an actual hindrance. The intent of the law seems to be for things completely different. If they want a law about election misinformation they should have to make one.