Mark Ruffalo's call for Twitter to be 'heavily regulated' ripped by critics: 'Hulk smash free speech'

Actor Mark Ruffalo called for Twitter to be "heavily regulated" for misinformation in a highly criticized tweet.

"As a worldwide ‘public square,’ this app should be heavily regulated for misinformation & spamming by hostile interests," the actor tweeted Thursday. "If Elon can’t do that with his 'company,' it should be seen as a public utility under governmental supervision. This system unregulated will be more deadly." 

Several lawyers and other observers weighed in to challenge Ruffalo's thought process and what his plan would mean for free speech.

"That's not how any of this works," lawyer Ari Cohn replied.

"It shouldn't take a legal scholar to realize he's got this backwards," lawyer Laura Powell said. "If Twitter is the ‘public square,’ then the 1st Amendment strictly limits the regulation of speech here."

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