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Freedom of the press also should protect you from compelled speech from other parties. Nobody should force you to publish an article under your byline in a news
by herge 10y ago
Freedom of the press also should protect you from compelled speech from other parties. Nobody should force you to publish an article under your byline in a newspaper you own and distribute, nor do you have to publish every letter to the editor you receive. Facebook and Twitter should be allowed the same rights. Their ball, their rules.
Now, for shared resources owned or partially owned by the government, like airwaves or arguably the Internet (specifically the interconnection of the network), there is a public interest in sharing those resources across all points of view.
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoIts still debatable whether Facebook and Twitter are "publishers" or just some utility companies. Should your ISP be allowed to censor what you post? Most of us would think, no. Its a blurry line.
- herge 10y agoThe ISP and the phone line (in the U.S. and most countries) use infrastructure subsidized by the government, so should have to follow regulations. Your local highway/bridge might be owned by a private company, but they require connections to the local roads, owned by the government, and so is expected to be a 'utility'. Fedex might use public roads, but nobody would expect them to be forced to become a 'common carrier', or some such. They can 'censor' whatever packages they want.