I think the lack of gatekeeping is exactly why faux neutral social media is unpleasant. If you allow anyone into your space as long as they obey the letter of the law, you will quickly discover that bad actors will work within this limit, and do so well.
Well it's not YOUR space, it's everyone's. That's what block and mute features are for. I rather dislike an individual or small group getting to be the arbiters of that interest. Grow thicker skin and deal with the people you disagree with. Your hobby doesn't entitle you to an echo chamber.
Isn't it? To browse a website is to use another person's computer. Another person's property. Do they not get to decide who is allowed to use their property, and how?
Are you high?! No, that's not how the internet works! It's a public utility. Websites exist on servers, and their whole point is to be accessed by others
And no, the FCC has ruled that you can't bar someone from accessing a public utility unless they've violated TOS or committed a crime.
Let's say two computers connect via a peer-to-peer connection. Are they both part of the public utility now? Does the FCC forbid you from barring strangers from connecting to either of them?
Yes, it does. An ISP is a public utility like the phone companies. Social media platforms are also considered utilities and not publishers. They're not supposed to editoralize.
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And no, the FCC has ruled that you can't bar someone from accessing a public utility unless they've violated TOS or committed a crime.