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Re:Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped First Amendme... by amadeuspagel on Saturday September 09, 2023 @12:27PM (#37447149)
This is a valid argument when it comes to things like recommendations but there are some simple functions of platforms that in no way constitute the platforms speech:

- When two people privately chat with each other, this is not the chat platforms speech, anymore then a phone call is the phone company's speech, it is something that should fall under common carrier laws, just like phone companies.

- When someone explicitly decides to follow someone else and that person posts something, then relaying that post is not the platforms speech, anymore then delivering a magazine to a subscriber is the postal services speech.

Re:Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped First Amendme... by zeckalpha on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @08:11PM (#37490457)
That analogy falls down because there is speech you aren't allowed to convey via the telephone or postal service.