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They are free to do whatever they want with any message on their platform, private or public. If they were regulated as a common carrier, this would not be the
by andrewprock 6y ago
They are free to do whatever they want with any message on their platform, private or public. If they were regulated as a common carrier, this would not be the case.
I believe that Twitter and Facebook have no desire to be regulated as common carriers.
There is no way this is an unlawful wiretap, as they own and operate the wires.
- nullc 6y agoThis is absolutely not true under federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2511.) (also apparently CA PC 631). It doesn't matter who owns the facilities. Except for certain narrow exceptions (warrants, government officers, jails, incidental operations necessary for maintenance) any unauthorized third party interception of a private communication is unlawful. Common carrier status is relevant for liability but is irrelevant for § 2511.
- andrewprock 6y agoI think you are confusing a Twitter DM with a private communication. Note that Twitter is not intercepting your DMs, they are the ones transmitting and storing them.