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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by lenkite on Friday January 08, 2021 @09:53PM (#25695823)
Interesting, I didn't know that. So a business can actually deny a service depending on political affiliation.

Of-course this can be challenged in the courts. Well, unless, it's protected by 230.

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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by tjalfi on Saturday January 09, 2021 @02:48PM (#25703948)
The answer depends on what state and city the business is located in.

Political affiliation is a protected class in some states[0].

California[1], for example, also prohibits discrimination on gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, AIDS/HIV status, medical condition, political activities or affiliation, veteran status, or status as a stalking victim.

[0] https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/discrimin...

[1] https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employmen...

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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by jude- on Saturday January 09, 2021 @08:00PM (#25707051)
Neither of those linked sets if laws apply to customers. Only to employees.
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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by mbreese on Saturday January 09, 2021 @11:08AM (#25701487)
Anything can be challenged in the courts. And I believe there are some (limited, mainly religious based) exceptions that are pretty recent. But there is nothing that protects the political beliefs of a person as this isn’t a protected class. Protected classes protect things people are, not what they think.

Trying to conflate 230 here is disingenuous and has no role in a strictly business decision about whether of not a business has to accept a customer.

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