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Re:Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "... by jnwatson on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:50PM (#42702845)
Do you think the electric company should be able to shut off your electricity if you say something they don't like?

The problem is that, due to lack of anti-trust enforcement, we have quasi-utility companies that run commerce. If they have the market position of a utility, they need to be regulated as such.

Re:Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "... by semiquaver on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:35PM (#42703471)
Utility companies and common carriers have special obligations in exchange for their government granted or natural monopolies.

Certain large internet companies might eventually be considered utilities or common carriers, but I think that this would be a bad thing because it would tend to favor monopolization.

At any rate, no one has or should have a state-enforced right to an account on a particular social media site. It’s silly how fast people jump to comparing Facebook to the electric company.