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It's time to improve the law and guarantee the right of all citizens to use monopoly services. Any large private platform or network should be subject to the F
by hyperdunc 8y ago
It's time to improve the law and guarantee the right of all citizens to use monopoly services.
Any large private platform or network should be subject to the First Amendment, because most of them don't operate primarily in a free market. Instead they are monopolies that enjoy network effects and as a consequence are easily strong-armed by governments.
If Facebook's stock keeps declining and it ends up a shadow of its current self then it can be released from this obligation.
- lozaning 8y agoHow would any of these sites then be moderated? If removing a comment is now a violation of the first amendment how do you keep sites true to the niche they where founded to serve? If I run the most popular website for people who like chili do I now have to allow posts related to all types of soups? Can my really popular chili site remove posts about your dog you keep making?
- hyperdunc 8y agoIf your chili site reaches the status of de facto town square where most public political discourse occurs, then yes you need to let everyone participate. Silicon Valley social media companies are effectively public forums on private land.