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>Society in general has been making chilling moves away from free speech Private companies in the US have always had the right to refuse a customer anytime, fo
by jasonlaramburu 5y ago
>Society in general has been making chilling moves away from free speech
Private companies in the US have always had the right to refuse a customer anytime, for any reason. No shirt, no shoes, no service. Should a social media company be treated differently?
- ralusek 5y agoBecause they're monopolies.
- jasonlaramburu 5y ago>Because they're monopolies McDonalds has more than 10X the revenue of its closest competitor (KFC). Should they be prohibited from kicking out a customer who is causing a nuisance?
- tomrod 5y agoIronically, because there is more than one entity in social media, they aren't monopolies.
- robbedpeter 5y agoMassive social media platforms are blurring the lines of what public communication means in context of the public square. We need careful consideration on both sides, and it's disingenuous to pretend that they're simply a private business and that we can treat them as if they aren't effectively virtual public squares that dwarf anything in the real world in scale and reach.
- jasonlaramburu 5y ago>it's disingenuous to pretend that they're simply a private business and that we can treat them as if they aren't effectively virtual public squares Recognized public squares (eg the National Mall) are protected by regulation. Is that really what people want for Youtube?
- shadilay 5y agoI would settle for a breakup of the tech monopolies. In the absence of market competition regulation is required.