Oddbean new post about login | logout Nobody is forced to host all content, they are just not a common carrier if they pick and choose (and thus are liable for the outcome of their editorial discretion).
Could that be applied to relay operators too though?
If you're selling relay hosting as a service, then yes If your revenue stream is something else (or charitable), then no
Even common carriers do some censorship, for example they filter spam. So where is the line the drawn?
I don't see how you can draw the line at anything other than "does not filter" vs "does filter" if you're trying to be consistent (which the law purportedly is)
Actually I am not sure if common carriers filter spam. Anyeays, social media or any other type of platform cannot possibly be called a common carrier, as there is a pretty clear distinction between displaying content versus providing the pipes over which content travels.