Twitter appearing to arbitrarily ban people does have "free speech" implications even if the government isn't the one doing the banning.
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Saying "Twitter is a private company" does little to meaningfully address this question. (Not to mention it's a right-libertarian cliche)
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Exxon-Mobile is a private corporation but is seen to have public obligations when its business activity intrudes on the public square.
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but is Twitter public?
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I think apart from their right or not to ban whomever the larger unknown is what precisely the ban parameters are and why.
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