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A comment on Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas message. Parent comment

Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas... by josephcsible on Thursday December 23, 2021 @05:55PM (#29667464)
If you think Facebook is supposed to have rights, then are you also okay with the Citizens United decision? The answer to whether companies should have the same rights as people should just be "yes" or "no", not "well, yes when it benefits me but no when it doesn't".
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Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas... by annoyingnoob on Thursday December 23, 2021 @07:49PM (#29668543)
No, a business is not a person. At the same time, some rights of the individuals that own a business extend to the business. https://www.upcounsel.com/business-constitutional-rights

Using your same logic, should Starbucks be required to let you stand in their store and say racist things? What if the manager thought you said something racist and kicked you out when you didn't actually say anything racist, is Starbucks guilty of censorship?

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