Facebook and Twitter are NOT private.

[MisterVeritis]

Is it time to legally redefine Facebook, Twitter and similar public places as public, NOT private? In other words, aren't they really public private areas incidental to private ownership?

Yes, they are, and yes, it is. Certainly this can be done.

The government applauds the move to kick InfoWars off their sites. I do not.

Yeah! Uh, No.

But we can make them equal. They have protections based on their pretensions. Let's strip away their protections. We can also investigate the huge government payments they receive for their cooperation in spying on all of us.

What really must happen is a conservative with money needs to step up and create conservative, open, alternatives to Facebook, Google, and Twitter. I don't have enough but I am willing to invest.

[MisterVeritis]

You're the legal expert. You tell me. And do it STAT! before Democrats really are sliding down that slippery slope of communist totalitarianism so fast they can't be stopped.

Your suggestion aids your enemy.

[MisterVeritis]

WTF? You see the problem, and now you want to see the solution? Put on your big boy pants and get to work.

Note: Failure.

[Safety]

So, you are saying that it's illegal to spew discriminatory, homophobic or anti-muslim venom on the public streets?

If the government owns/pays for the websites, they will be bound by public accommodation and discrimination laws.

And yes, one can be arrested for yelling discriminatory, homophobic, or anti-muslim venom on public streets under the public disturbance law and misdemeanor harassment.

[DGUtley]

If the government owns/pays for the websites, they will be bound by public accommodation and discrimination laws. And yes, one can be arrested for yelling discriminatory, homophobic, or anti-muslim venom on public streets under the public disturbance law and misdemeanor harassment.

If the government owns / pays for the websites, then they aren't FB or Twitter anymore.
One can be cited for harassment or public disturbance. Those are not content-based charges. They are breach of peace-type charges.

[barb012]

It appears we are losing our freedom of speech in the near future.

[Lummy]

Your suggestion aids your enemy.

Note: Failure.

Oh, boloney. That's like blaming the victim.


But different.

There is nothing in it that isn't perfectly obvious. What, tPF board claims copyright? Intellectual rights? Not. What? LOL

[Safety]

If the government owns / pays for the websites, then they aren't FB or Twitter anymore.
One can be cited for harassment or public disturbance. Those are not content-based charges. They are breach of peace-type charges.

A distinction without a difference.

[CCitizen]

I agree 100%. I am absolutely against Liberal Censorship.

I hope Social Media Giants are sued with anti-monopoly laws.

[CCitizen]

It appears we are losing our freedom of speech in the near future.

Sad but true. What can be done about it?