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> There's literally no way you can read the 1st amendment and think it should apply to non government entities. It specifically mentions congress only. It alre

• TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
  Is Facebook / Twitter / the internet in general infrastructure in a similar way to telephony and electricity? There is an argument to be had there.
  • jasonjayr 6y ago
    I'm sure there are other nuances, but I'd be willing to say that it depends on if their news feed is 'editorialized' or not (ie, they choose what I see, or I choose what I see ...)
• JumpCrisscross 6y ago
  > Telephone companies can't deny you service because they don't like you or what you say This has nothing to do with the Constitution and everything to do with their licenses for public airwaves.
  • dntbnmpls 6y ago
    > This has nothing to do with the Constitution and everything to do with their licenses for public airwaves. Public airwaves? This applied during the landline days and it had more to do with the idea of monopolies/utilites/trusts. Either way, it debunks your point that non-government entities are all allowed to censor...
    • XorNot 6y ago
      The protections the telephone companies have are based on their desire to remain common carrier status, and not being considered curators or providers of the content they carry. It's not they can't censor, it's that if they do then their legal status changes in a way they do not wish it too.
      • dntbnmpls 6y ago
        > It's not they can't censor, it's that if they do then their legal status changes in a way they do not wish it too. In other words, they can't censor as they are. A private company cannot censor.
        • patagurbon 6y ago
          >they can't censor as they are. Yes >A private company cannot censor No. They are common carriers. Twitter and the vast majority of other companies are not.
          • dntbnmpls 6y ago
            > No. But you said "Yes" two lines above. > They are common carriers. These common carriers are private companies, not public companies. They aren't owned by the government. They are owned by private shareholders. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc are private companies or non government entities. > Twitter and the vast majority of other companies are not. I never claimed twitter and the vast majority of companies are. I only responded to the assertion that all "non government entities" can censor. I was providing proof that some non government entities cannot censor.
            • NwmG 6y ago
              They can indeed censor, I think what the prior poster was saying is that if they choose to censor, their regulation changes.