> Personally I don’t think the platforms being private matters - at their scale the big social media platforms are public squares, and should be regulated like

> Personally I don’t think the platforms being private matters - at their scale the big social media platforms are public squares, and should be regulated like that. Malls and shopping centers in California are treated as public squares for 1st amendment purposes. It's unclear why Facebook et al aren't given the same treatment, at least in California. (Note this is California, not Federal, law.) https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/pruneyard-shopping-center-v-robins/ https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/pruneyard-shopping-c...