Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms

Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by gvjddbnvdrbv on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @03:27PM (#23328607)

> So is the suggestion that I should be forced to serve people I don't want to serve?

It's not as crazy an idea as it sounds. You may already be forced to. You cannot not serve people based on a protected characteristic.

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by croon on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @05:55PM (#23330570)

Let me know when any of the big social media platforms start banning specific minorities and you'll have a point.

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by quickthrowman on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @05:48PM (#23330492)

Racists are not a protected class

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by koheripbal on Thursday May 28, 2020 @08:08AM (#23336295)

What happens if people disagree on what's racist? Who decides?

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by mav3rick on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @03:47AM (#23474892)

The law ?

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by jasonlotito on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @05:14PM (#23330076)

I was referring to not protected classes of people.

For example, I have the right to refuse to serve someone who has written bad checks at my establishment, for example.

Or I have the right to refuse service to someone who has caused harm to my clients.

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by gvjddbnvdrbv on Thursday May 28, 2020 @02:40AM (#23334199)

I get it, but your wording in the OP missed that nuance. I was merely pointing out that as a society we have decided some reasons to refuse service are unacceptable. It is therefore a lot less inconceivable that other reasons might be considered unacceptable.

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