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Whitaker explains why social media companies can be treated like wireless carriers.
In an exchange with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, Whitaker explained why it’s appropriate to compare the social media companies to common carriers like wireless carriers, who can be prevented from silencing speech.
The “principle function of a social media site is to enable communication,” Whitaker said, adding that the more public forum social media platforms tend to host doesn’t change that.
Verizon wouldn’t be allowed to censor a conference call more than a one-to-one call, he said.
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