[oropolo]

If they are making editorial/values based judgement on who they allow to process payments on their platform then it seems they cannot be immune under the common carrier defense and are liable for being sued for refusing to do business with lawful entities, no?

[eli]

No, Visa and Mastercard aren't common carrier and they don't need a defense. Like any other business in America they can choose not to serve you for any reason or no reason at all (so long as it isn't the illegal discrimination of a protected class)

[roywiggins]

Payment processors aren't "common carriers." Common carriers are a specific thing, and they're not:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier