Re:Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Mi...
by smt88 on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @11:58PM
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> They're in the business of facilitating discourse and giving people a platform to speak
Facebook started as a way to connect with classmates. Instagram started as picture sharing. Twitter started as a way to message friends.
At what point were those companies suddenly "in the business" of facilitating discourse? Who decides when they are? Why should we have laws that force a company to behave a certain way just because it's popular?
Thankfully, the US has clear laws about this, and private corporations can permit or reject users as they please, as long as they don't do it solely on the basis of gender, race, or religion.
Facebook started as a way to connect with classmates. Instagram started as picture sharing. Twitter started as a way to message friends.
At what point were those companies suddenly "in the business" of facilitating discourse? Who decides when they are? Why should we have laws that force a company to behave a certain way just because it's popular?
Thankfully, the US has clear laws about this, and private corporations can permit or reject users as they please, as long as they don't do it solely on the basis of gender, race, or religion.