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A comment on Reddit permanently bans account of user advocating Lemmy migration. Parent comment

Re:Reddit permanently bans account of user advocating Lemmy ... by Root_Denied on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @02:04PM (#36216741)
There's been discussion of applying Common Carrier protections and limitations to ISPs, why not to places that host public discourse?

I agree though, a new set of laws that govern online spaces is probably needed (despite my trepidation of the current crop of legislators and their general/basic understanding of tech).

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Re:Reddit permanently bans account of user advocating Lemmy ... by anoonmoose on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @02:11PM (#36216851)
The "why not" would be because in some cases the outcome is worse. I agree that ISPs should be common carriers. I disagree that social media sites should be. To me this is analogous to "everyone should be allowed to travel on public property, not everyone should be allowed in my bar".
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