[EDIT] I'd love to hear a counter argument to go with the down votes. Have I failed to add any substance to this conversation? [/EDIT] > So is the suggestion

[EDIT] I'd love to hear a counter argument to go with the down votes. Have I failed to add any substance to this conversation? [/EDIT] > So is the suggestion that I should be forced to serve people I don't want to serve? Well, yes. Like a utility company. It doesn't matter who is hooked up to the water/sewer/internet/etc., they get service. I think the platform/publisher debate needs to actually be had. Right now Twitter/FB/etc. are acting like publishers (silencing some, ignoring others) rather than platforms. If they are going to take responsibility for what is on their platform, they need to take full responsibility (a publisher). Or, they need to take no responsibility, as far as that goes under the law (a platform, which I here conflate with utility). As it stands, all of the major social media companies are biased to the US left, and they cater largely to the left [0][1]. When they silence, they silence the US political right. Or comments that are critical of the CCCP[2]. Or legitimate medical opinions about Covid-19[3]. [0] https://dailycaller.com/2017/08/11/conservative-and-independent-youtube-channels-hit-by-censorship-and-demonetization/ https://dailycaller.com/2017/08/11/conservative-and-independ... [1] https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/social-media-companies-discriminate-against-conservatives/ https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/social-media-companie... [2] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/youtube-auto-deletes-comments-with-phrases-critical-of-chinese-government/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/youtube-auto-del... [3] https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/youtube-facebook-split-removal-doctors-viral-coronavirus-videos-n1195276 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/youtube-facebook-spli...