Telephone companies are private entities. They do not market themselves as public forums, but they are categorically open to the public (and multi-person conversations). Woe betide any phone company that attempts to control a person's speech over the phone.
The parallel is exact. Phone companies cannot interfere with conversations because they are a platform, not a publisher. Should they, there would be legal hell to pay.
How does this apply, exactly?
MSM outlets are private entities. They're not marketing themselves as public forums.
Telephone companies are private entities. They do not market themselves as public forums, but they are categorically open to the public (and multi-person conversations). Woe betide any phone company that attempts to control a person's speech over the phone.
Private entities regulated by the Public Service Commission, or at least that's how it used to be.
And?
The parallel is exact. Phone companies cannot interfere with conversations because they are a platform, not a publisher. Should they, there would be legal hell to pay.
Clear enough?
Not really, because television broadcasters are not open to the public (other than public access channels)