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All of them. Anyone who publishes is part of the 4th estate. People who exploit your personal data privately do not.


> Anyone who publishes is part of the 4th estate.

"Anyone who publishes" would be a lousy exemption for privacy requirements. Facebook puts out blog posts. Does that count as publishing?

The history of the freedom of the press in the United States [1] is worth perusing, particularly the recent case law.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press_in_the_Un...




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