> What people (seemingly) fail to realise is that neither Cloudflare is the Internet nor Voxility is a public infrastructure.
Everyone realizes that. We're past relying on the First Amendment argument.
Everyone realizes that. We're past relying on the First Amendment argument.
Based on some of the posts in this thread, I disagree.
The first amendment law protects the principle. It doesn't create it. While these hosts might not be in violation of any law, they are absolutely acting contrary to the principle of free speech.
You can only pull the "They're a private entity - just choose not to do business with them" card until they're large enough to the point were you don't have an option (free market forces stop working), at which point regulators generally step in.