Texas v. TechLords: – by Eric Rasmusen – Ras-Stack
If someone wants to post a message saying Vote for Trump!, should Twitter be able to refuse?
It depends. The issue is whether Twitter is more like the phone company or a magazine.
If Twitter is more like a local landline phone company, Twitter can t refuse. When someone wants to telephone a friend and tell him, Vote for Trump! , the phone company can t drop him as a customer. It may argue that it owns the phone lines, or that allowing such phone calls would make people think the company was pro-Trump, but these arguments will fail. If Twitter is more like a magazine, on the other hand, Twitter can refuse. When someone wants to publish Vote for Trump as a letter to the editor, the magazine can refuse.
Which is the correct analogy, phone company or magazine?
Indeed.