WND – In a concurring opinion Monday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said social-media companies have too much power over public speech, suggesting they be treated as utilities so they can be regulated by the government.
The solo opinion came in the court’s dismissal of a case over former President Donald Trump’s efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account.
Thomas said a few private companies, such as Twitter and Facebook, have the power to “cut” free speech, warning that the Supreme Court will soon need to address the issue.
The high court ruled the case against Trump is moot because he is no longer president and Twitter permanently banned his account. read more
Jackass Joe is still smoldering over his failure to lynch this Black man with a pubic hair…
Wow, that’s some original thinking and a great idea.
More regulation of social media will not improve it.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton floated this idea out a couple of months ago.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-facebook-google-need-regulation-like-a-utility-company-texas-ag-ken-paxton_3714394.html?utm_source=morningbrief&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mb-2021-03-01
If the government is involved in expanding broadband, why should Facebook, Twitter, and Google get a free ride?
Considering that the BIG social media have taken it upon themselves to make the rules for themselves to the point where they influence national politics negatively then YES, it is time to clip their wings. They are benefiting from government enforced policies that were intended to level the playing field and they have taken advantage of it. There needs to be more accountability.
If they control content and who they allow, they are not a public service, they are a publisher, tax accordingly.
No 230 protection.
…they’ve got naked pictures of John Roberts apparently.
He will rule anything Communist don’t want as “unconstitutional”, or simply refuse to hear it.
Including this.
Thanks for playing, though…
Government run social media might not turn out to be the best of ideas.
Common carrier.
Same as the phone companies, post office, ups, fed ex – they can’t censor the mail.
Don’t know why it took so long for a “judge” to figure out what the plumbers figured out 5 years ago.
Just Do It!
izlamo delenda est …