Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh...
by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @08:14AM
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Popularity matters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refusal_to_deal
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Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh...
by root_axis on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @11:45AM
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> Though in general, each business may decide with whom they wish to deal, there are some situations when a refusal to deal may be considered an unlawful anti-competitive practice, if it prevents or reduces competition in a market.
So based on your own link, "refusal to deal" has nothing to do with this situation since stifiling the posts of world leaders is not anti-competitive, in fact, it creates a competitive opportunity for platforms that might offer better service to those users.