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Today we reject the idea that corporations have a freewheeling First Amendment right to censor what people say," Judge Andrew Oldham,

1st amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, ...

This doesn't apply to people or busineeses making their own rules

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>This doesn't apply to people or busineeses making their own rules

It didn't apply to states either. Yet it now does. When something gets large and powerful enough it becomes a government regardless of how you try and spin it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause ?

> When something gets large and powerful enough it becomes a government regardless of how you try and spin it.

Is this a quote or something? Because that doesn't make sense at all.

So by your own opinion New York could ban all conservative speech?

so is it ok for a telephone company to cut your line if you support the resistance?

Telephone companies are common carriers (AFAIK) and have additional rules they must follow. Twitter is not.

What about grocery stores? What if they declare that they won't sell you anything because your viewpoint is different from theirs? Surely groceries are not common carriers?

What if a baker doesn't like your view...oh

Looks like it does now

Social media are broadcasters and publishers. Phone companies are 1 to 1.

Yes because the phone company is a natural monopoly. Twitter isn’t.

Is it ok for them to cut my line if I don't pay the bill?

They are common carriers, like ISPs , social media companies are not

Are ISPs considered common carriers right now? I know that's changed a few times and I haven't kept up with the latest.

Will social media companies be considered common carriers? That's still possible too.

Ultimately, a "common carrier" is whatever the government says it is.

Yes so change that then come back and make your argument. The 1st amendment can also be undone but I'm not making arguments as if that had happened

It sounds like texas already has legislation that regulates that, and so doesn't need to go and come back

Being challenged and could be overturned.

Well, according to Texas. They are now.

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