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No one's entitled to an audience.
by likeclockwork 4y ago
No one's entitled to an audience.
- lettergram 4y agoNo one disagrees with that. In a free society you’re free to speak in the commons. That doesn’t mean anyone has to listen. That said you can’t boot everyone you don’t like from the town square. Social media posts can be made, doesn’t mean you have to follow or read.
- galaxyLogic 4y ago> Social media posts can be made, doesn’t mean you have to follow or read. ... or share posts. The same applies to social-media-companies themselves. They don't have to "share" your post to anybody. They have much the same rights and obligations as you do (especially if you believe that corporations are "people"). It is a different question as to are they monopolies and should the law do something about monopolies. Social media companies' platforms are not "Town Square". How do we know that? Because tax-payers are not paying for their operations. Their share-holders are paying for that by retaining some or most of the revenues in the company.
- lettergram 4y agoI’d argue sharing is still free speech. If I copy & paste that’s okay? Lol > Social media companies' platforms are not "Town Square". How do we know that? Because tax-payers are not paying for their operations. Their share-holders are paying for that by retaining some or most of the revenues in the company. This has already been litigated in American history. It’s called a “company town”. I also previously mentioned how you can have protected speech in places like malls (litigated in New York and Chicago).
- likeclockwork 4y agoStart your own website. It's not a town square. There's infinite land on the internet for interested people to create their own forums for discussion. There is no barrier to getting started, there's no reason to make laws creating entitlements for viewpoints in the private domains of others.