4 ms·
> Twitter (and every single commercial social media space) is not the above, and can do what it wants on its service. Not exactly. The public has the right to
by Nuzzerino 6y ago
> Twitter (and every single commercial social media space) is not the above, and can do what it wants on its service.
Not exactly. The public has the right to have all laws applied fairly. The social media platforms have enjoyed the rights of a neutral forum without the liabilities that come with being a publisher. Yet the platforms act like a publisher, deciding what is seen or not seen, and the public directly or indirectly suffers as a result. This is a pretty clear case of actual rights being violated, despite the distracting narrative of "muh private company".
- petee 6y agoYet you have no rights on a private platform. Is the New York Times forced to publish the same article? No, and they are a publisher. Their existence doesn't suddenly give you a right to use it and 'publish' what you'd like. Every forum online has rules about what you can and cannot post; there is no law stating they have to leave whatever you post up.
- kofejnik 6y agoactually there are rules. Clearly, a TV network with 1B viewers would not be allowed to give unlimited free airtime to one party; but somehow Twitter seems to be immune (so far) to campaign finance laws