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Re:Accessing Publicly Available Information on the Internet ... by rayiner on Thursday December 14, 2017 @11:54AM (#15923899)
Laws against discrimination don't turn private property into quasi public property. They are narrow exceptions to the way in which property owners exercise their right to exclude.

Neither the corner cafe nor Linked In can refuse to serve a request by someone because the person is black. But both the corner cafe and Linked In can refuse to service someone for any non-discriminatory reason, such as say because they're a Michigan fan.

Re:Accessing Publicly Available Information on the Internet ... by ams6110 on Friday December 15, 2017 @09:11AM (#15931882)
Or, more reasonably, because they are refusing to comply with some expectations for behavior that apply to everyone there.