There is a huge misconception about the First Amendment’s “freedom of speech.” Madison and Jefferson wrestled with what words to use, but the intent was to protect the free and open exchange of ideas. Threatening someone is not an exchange of ideas. It is the exact opposite; it is meant to suppress ideas.

Laws and algorithms should be designed in accordance with that constitutional intent to PROTECT the free and open exchange of ideas. Laws can prescribe real penalties for real public threats of violence; algorithms should rescind the privilege of posting on a privately owned platform.

No one has a “right” to threaten anyone.