Many people are confused by the first amendment. It says “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”. Algorithms are covered by “abridging.”. And further, “of the press” is lowercase. In those days, a “press” was a hand operated printing press. So “of the press” means the freedom to publish. It has nothing to do with organized media whatsoever, although they would be covered as a subcategory.
Many people are confused by the first amendment. It says “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”. Algorithms are covered by “abridging.”. And further, “of the press” is lowercase. In those days, a “press” was a hand operated printing press. So “of the press” means the freedom to publish. It has nothing to do with organized media whatsoever, although they would be covered as a subcategory.
So sharing a link is a publishing activity, the action of an individual using the power of the small “p” press.