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[–] 24040734? 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Are they a platform or a publisher? There are different legal requirements for each. If they choose to be a publisher and censor, that's fine - and then they will have all the legal requirements that will come with it.

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[–] 24040850? [S] ago 

Internet as we know would not exist if we would view anyone who restrict certain information as publishers. This is retarded

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[–] 24040934? ago 

Sounds like you should brush up on the legal definitions, since you're using them all wrong.

If you enable communication, you're a platform. As a platform you have great legal protections from the government.

If you curate content, you're a publisher, and are far less protected.

Twitter wants the government to protect it against legal threats without having to follow any of its responsibilities. That's illegal.

It has to decide now whether it wants to curate and lose the protections it has enjoyed or follow the legal requirements that it has been ignoring until now.