>...suggests that private companies have some kind of first ammendment[sic] obligation. Yes. private companies have the obligation to protect their first amen

>...suggests that private companies have some kind of first ammendment[sic] obligation. Yes. private companies have the obligation to protect their first amendment rights, as part of their obligation to their investors/owners to maximize profit. Claiming that private companies has some sort of obligation to you by allowing you a platform for your speech without interference or moderation assumes that such private entities have no first amendment rights. That's obviously false. If private entities (which you and I and most everyone else) are required to host the speech of others whether they agree with such speech or not, then I can use the same argument for me being able to come over to your house and play gay, furry, midget, scheiser porn on all your screens, project it on the exterior of your house and you have to allow it. If you don't, you're infringing on my first amendment rights. Which is, of course ridiculous on its face. Whether it's a screen in your home or a server in one of Facebook's data centers, the principle is the same.