> Facebook is not a 'communications infrastructure', is not a 'public square' and they have no obligation to do anything other than act lawfully
De-facto it is both a 'communications infrastructure' and a 'public square' - due to the simple fact that it is used as such by hundreds of millions of people.
The fact that they get away with pretending that they aren't is unfortunate. The fact that so many people are eager to defend this is sad, to say the least.
They absolutely not a public square, and it's sad that anyone thinks they have any right whatsoever to propagate invented lies about 'child molestors, secret rituals and anti-vaxx' information in any controlled community.
Facebook has always had policies concerning content, that was never up for debate.
There's really little to argue about here.
If you want to talk about Lizards in control of the White House, you can make your own web site.
De-facto it is both a 'communications infrastructure' and a 'public square' - due to the simple fact that it is used as such by hundreds of millions of people.
The fact that they get away with pretending that they aren't is unfortunate. The fact that so many people are eager to defend this is sad, to say the least.