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Anyone can file a court case for anything. It doesn't suggest anything about the merits of what someone is saying.

• nailer 6y ago
  In nearly all cases 'public square' platforms for political discussion should have no say about the merits of what someone is saying.
  • wkearney99 6y ago
    yet these are not 'public squares', thus they're free to manage content as they see fit.
    • nailer 6y ago
      Yet they are. Twitter is where a significant percentage of political discourse happens. It bring privately owned doesn't alter it's role in US democracy.
      • wkearney99 6y ago
        No, they're not. They're resources operated by a private company. They're not public property, nor are they regulated as a utility. Wishing it were true doesn't make it that way.
        • nailer 6y ago
          Nobody is saying Twitter is publicly owned. You didn't read the comment you replied to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25024261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25024261