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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Tech media platforms are not fast food restaurants. There's a reason why anti-trust charges are being brought against them, and why calls have been growing for them to be regulated. In a lot of ways, they're more like a combination of newspaper publishers and utilities that have secured quasi-monopolies. Both newspaper publishers and energy utilities are regulated by government policies and oversight.
This isn't about Trump. Unless you think everyone raising red flags are closet MAGA supporters. But maybe Angela Merkel just wants to be able to fly confederate flags and post conspiracy theories on Facebook.
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How would regulating social media platforms prevent them from banning people who break their terms of service by inciting hate and violence?
You're confusing what anti-trust cases are about.
It's not like any of the people banned cannot access Twitter. This is where the McD's anology breaks down. Based on the current system, Pepsi could still eat at McDonalds whenever he wants. Just like how Trump and his fellow insurrectionists are allowed to keep using twitter. It is not a private "accounts only" platform. Anyone can read twitter.