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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by starfallg on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:27PM (#25694626)
Twitter is a private company. It's their platform. You use it under their terms. You can't force them to let you use their platform.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by chordalkeyboard on Friday January 08, 2021 @09:21PM (#25695509)
> Twitter is a private company.

Twitter is a publicly traded company, they agreed to abide by some restrictions by the government in order to get that status.

Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by fumar on Friday January 08, 2021 @10:58PM (#25696677)
Do believe publicly traded companies are the same as state or federal public entities that serve the public via taxes? I recommend you look up the difference.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by chordalkeyboard on Saturday January 09, 2021 @12:07AM (#25697335)
I'm aware of the difference, how does that impact the understanding that publicly traded companies have waived certain rights in exchange for certain legal privileges?
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by shadowgovt on Friday January 08, 2021 @09:36PM (#25695657)
None of those restrictions are relevant to the question of who may and may not use their service.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by chordalkeyboard on Friday January 08, 2021 @10:49PM (#25696587)
They are relevant to the concept that they give up certain private property rights in order to gain other legal privileges, which is a precedent for requiring that they give up other property rights (such as the right to censor on the basis of politics, etc.).
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by starfallg on Saturday January 09, 2021 @07:34AM (#25699847)
Property rights are completely irrelevant to the discussion on hand. 'Right to censor' is a made up concept. Companies and individuals have no obligation to publish something they do not agree with. Anti-discrimination laws also do not protect Trump here. He isn't singled out for his race, sex or religion. He's singled out because he incited a seditious mob that overran Congress.