I think the word "censorship" is being misused here in terms of first Amendment rights. It specifically says (edited to pertain to speech only):
"Congress shall make no law ..... abridging the freedom of speech,or of the press..."
I think it is an interesting constitutional law question. One can expand the term Congress to include most "government" in general, but not sure the Amendment encompasses non-governmental entities. Seems that historically the private press has been allowed to publish whatever content they wish, and likewise not publish what they wish not to.
So is Twitter, Facebook, et al "press" or "private". Is Eccie? Is Tumbler, Parler, etc.? Should all the above be required to "publish" anything submitted (in eccie's case, even things that might get owners in "trouble"), or, are the above "publishers" at all?
Interesting questions that I doubt any of us here have the background to authoritatively make a ruling. But my general caution applies: Be careful what you wish for.
Originally Posted by reddog1951
Social media isn't the private press. Why do you keep pretending like social media is like a news paper or a news network? It's neither of those things. Social media is social media. It's something relatively new that was invented and changed how people use data and the internet. People post their own content on social media instantaneously. It's nothing like the press.
It doesn't make any sense to make news papers or books an analogy for social media platforms. They are not similar. I'm actually fairly certain that you do not know what social media is.
Eccie is a forum, not social media. Social media is supposed to be about you. Forums are about discussing particular things. Eccie isn't about you, it's about escorts. I good example of social media is YouTube, because it's supposed to be about you. You create the content. You decide what content to see. YouTube doesn't create any of the content. It's all created by you. You are the main subject matter on social media. Social media is supposed to be about expressing yourself.