Sorry, disagree with you here. Facebook is a private business, and can serve who and when it likes. Do we really want the government or the courts forcing private business to serve people they don’t wish to?
The difference between Facebook and a local bakery is the immense amount of power that Facebook has. Millions (if not billions?) of users worldwide. The majority of people exclusively get their news from social media sources like Facebook now. No one can deny the power and influence that FB has. They have colluded with other big tech companies and the media to block certain websites and news stories.
Facebook should be treated like a public utility, like AT&T or Comcast for example. Those companies can’t discriminate against people based on their text messages or internet activity. Facebook and other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram are the new “public square”.
There’s also the issue that Facebook claims to be a platform but they act as a publisher. So another option would be for Facebook to have a disclaimer on their site stating that they actively monitor and censor/ban certain topics and opinions. Therefore people are informed about its true purpose.
Sorry, disagree with you here. Facebook is a private business, and can serve who and when it likes. Do we really want the government or the courts forcing private business to serve people they don’t wish to?
The difference between Facebook and a local bakery is the immense amount of power that Facebook has. Millions (if not billions?) of users worldwide. The majority of people exclusively get their news from social media sources like Facebook now. No one can deny the power and influence that FB has. They have colluded with other big tech companies and the media to block certain websites and news stories.
Facebook should be treated like a public utility, like AT&T or Comcast for example. Those companies can’t discriminate against people based on their text messages or internet activity. Facebook and other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram are the new “public square”.
There’s also the issue that Facebook claims to be a platform but they act as a publisher. So another option would be for Facebook to have a disclaimer on their site stating that they actively monitor and censor/ban certain topics and opinions. Therefore people are informed about its true purpose.
Very good point about text message discrimination ! I’ll be using that argument!