Re:Things from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg and his emplo...
by NwmG on Thursday June 04, 2020 @12:01PM
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They can indeed censor, I think what the prior poster was saying is that if they choose to censor, their regulation changes.
Re:Things from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg and his emplo...
by dntbnmpls on Thursday June 04, 2020 @07:08PM
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That's not how it works. They can't censor. It's why they don't. Can you show me anyone who has been #Canceled from their phone service? Ever wonder why nobody demanded Harvey Weinstein or Trump lose their phone numbers? Because they can't do it.
If AT&T wants to censor, they have to go find other business. They can't be in the telephone business and censor. It's a lawsuit and possible jail for the execs involved.
People are so desperate to justify censorship that they'll make up nonsense. I can't believe anyone is dumb enough to believe all the pro-censorship nonsense in my thread. The only explanation is bias once again forcing people to make up and accept nonsense.
But you said "Yes" two lines above.
> They are common carriers.
These common carriers are private companies, not public companies. They aren't owned by the government. They are owned by private shareholders. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc are private companies or non government entities.
> Twitter and the vast majority of other companies are not.
I never claimed twitter and the vast majority of companies are. I only responded to the assertion that all "non government entities" can censor. I was providing proof that some non government entities cannot censor.