How would that work exactly? And are there things that need to be protected in the online world but not the physical/real world?
When it comes to YouTube censorship freedom of speech seems applicable except for the fact that YouTube is a private platform with terms of service you have to agree to for them to host and distribute your content.
At a practical level, once a platform like YouTube becomes The Commons, then certain rights become necessary for us to live in a free society. No idea how you implement that legally though.
Perhaps something like utilities where a company operates at sort of a midpoint between private and public?
One way it could potentially work is for Congress to legislate that large online platforms operate as common carriers and refrain from censoring any legal content. I think this is worth considering. It would create challenges for content moderation but there are ways to deal with that by giving users better tools to filter out objectionable content from their feeds.
_heimdall|1 year ago
When it comes to YouTube censorship freedom of speech seems applicable except for the fact that YouTube is a private platform with terms of service you have to agree to for them to host and distribute your content.
harimau777|1 year ago
Perhaps something like utilities where a company operates at sort of a midpoint between private and public?
nradov|1 year ago
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