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Many are rightfully making the argument that they are a common carrier because of their monopoly in the space. Right now there really isn't a viable competitor
by lgleason 8y ago
Many are rightfully making the argument that they are a common carrier because of their monopoly in the space. Right now there really isn't a viable competitor to them. The same is true with Twitter etc. because they are all substantially different products.
IMHO I would supports Facebook's right to do this if:
1. They gave up the safe harbor protections and were subject to the same liabilities as news organizations.
2. Or they were broken up.
Otherwise, this is akin to kicking someone out of the town square without the ability to move to another one....and that is not free speech...
- anigbrowl 8y agoI'd argue that there are lots of alternatives. But the smaller and less exclusive ones which tolerate extreme content often have reputations like Mos Eisley spaceport, so while people can gather and organize there relatively freely it seriously limits their fundraising and recruitment outreach.