>Free speech does not mean that you have the right to say or distribute whatever you want on whatever platform, owned by a private corporation you want.
Most people understand this. It doesn't need to keep being repeated in every thread.
Facebook isn't bobsmessageboard.com. The debate is over whether it is a de facto public communications utility and should be regulated as such, or if it is private company that is free to do whatever it wants on it's platform.
I’m quite free market... but in this case Google with its infinite resources tried to take just a piece of the Facebook pie and failed miserably.
If Google can’t compete with them - then SocialSite5000 startup has no shot in hell.
Facebook is unfortunately a monopoly. We can wait it out, but they are in a position to keep their advantage for generations so I don’t think that’s entirely reasonable.
If there are a monopoly, then they should be held to the ideals of common carrier and free speech and platform vs publisher, etc.
Most people understand this. It doesn't need to keep being repeated in every thread.
Facebook isn't bobsmessageboard.com. The debate is over whether it is a de facto public communications utility and should be regulated as such, or if it is private company that is free to do whatever it wants on it's platform.