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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by rayiner on Saturday September 17, 2022 @08:50PM (#32883238)
It doesn’t seem that hard to me to say that what Facebook does with millions of messages flowing through its pipes every day is “conduct” not “speech.”

A better foundation for this seems to be property rights—it’s facebook’s pipes, and their business what they do with it.

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by inkblotuniverse on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:46AM (#32886002)
The water company owns their pipes, and they're not allowed to shut off my supply because of something offensive I said.
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