Oddbean new post about login | logout In a free country, shouldn’t platforms be allowed to censor if they want? Isn’t it the government that shouldn’t restrict speech?
in a free country you think you would be able to sue for copyright infringement on uploaded content, but section 230 protects platforms from this to some degree. the idea is since they benefit from this huge government-granted privilege/protection, maybe users should have the same free speech protections citizens have via the first amendment in this particular case. I am not a lawyer or that into politics, so I don't have a strong opinion on this, it's just an argument that I heard from a commentator.
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no. they uphold the rights of the individual, or they gtfo.
If you come into my house and say stuff I don’t like, I don’t have to let you stay. Why is a company platform any different?
because your house belongs to you. a citizen. and it’s your right. what youre suggesting is that a group of citizens has the right to override constitutional rights for profit. because youre money driven, not freedom driven.
I can’t figure out if you’re trolling. I’m a citizen who owns a home. I also own a business that has a website. If I turned it into a forum I could absolutely block or censor speech I didn’t like, because I own the business and the website, just like my home. Private property is private property, no matter the entity that owns it.