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Restriction of censorship by private entities - January 16th 2021, 05:28 AM
Governor Desantis of Florida is exploring working with his party on preventing websites from censoring conservative opinions. I’m not sure how this can impact any site that has servers outside of Florida but it was motivated by the observation that many tech giants are now censoring or suspending the accounts of conservatives or those who do not display an opinion that the website owners allow- as a part of the “cancel culture” that is starting to permeate everything in America. As these are large companies, they can impact a person or entity’s reputation or business functionality in a profound way.

But this opens an interesting question. With tech giants like google having such a powerful potential influence on a business or person, at what point-if any- should a person or entity have some right to be protected from restrictions from those companies as they would from a government?
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