The internet is not the old usenet. And stopping malevolent political organizations from using platforms for terrorism and dishonest propaganda is not depriving us of any freedom.
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So we are currently waiting for a few cases to make their way to SCOTUS to find out whether or not social media has become a "public square" to the point where private corporations will be compelled to allow people to participate in them on equal terms.
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We have already had such a ruling in the past in Marsh v. Alabama. It was held that a private corporation could not prohibit First Amendment-protected activity because they had become effectively a government because there was no other way to access the public square.
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Then the courts are making a mistake. Private property rights are essential for a free society. I agree that social media companies have a history of bad policy decisions. It is in our best interest and theirs if they could adopt more open and sensible moderation policy.
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No particular site was declared that, the government was prevented from writing a law that impacted all social media. The opinions even said a law that tailored bans to particular sites related to the offence would likely have passed scrutiny.
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