“Treating social media providers as [a public utility] threatens to convert natural monopoly or essential facility claims into self-fulfilling prophecies.”
mercatus.org/system/files/P…
mercatus.org/system/files/P…
Odd to see folks advocating that Twitter should be a “government controlled utility.”
So, you want to fight censorship by giving a central government control over the big social media platforms?
(Personally, as a citizen, I’m more afraid of being censored by the government)
So, you want to fight censorship by giving a central government control over the big social media platforms?
(Personally, as a citizen, I’m more afraid of being censored by the government)
A central totalitarian government controlling communication channels is the literal definition of “Orwellian.” 
If you want governments to control and regulate big media platforms as “public utilities,” how big is “big?”
Should the NYT be the next public utility? (They allow public comments, just like Twitter)
Should the NYT be the next public utility? (They allow public comments, just like Twitter)
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