> > Power companies (1) get paid by their users > I don't see what this has to do with anything. By and large people don't pay to use social media, so while a

> > Power companies (1) get paid by their users > I don't see what this has to do with anything. By and large people don't pay to use social media, so while a person uses power even if the utility company doesn't like it, they are still compensated. If someone is using social media for reasons/things they don't like, they're now going to take the publicity hit for hosting it, while also paying to host it against their will. I'd have more sympathy for the argument if the people forcing the hosting of content against the SMCs will had some system for compensating the SMC as well.