On: New York bans 'addictive feeds' for teens

[jcranmer]

It's discriminating between social media companies purely on the basis of their speech--the recommendation algorithms they choose to use.

[jimbokun → jcranmer]

If the algorithm constitutes speech by the social media companies, doesn’t that remove their common carrier status?

If the speech is theirs, they are responsible for its content.

[jcranmer → jimbokun]

> If the algorithm constitutes speech by the social media companies, doesn’t that remove their common carrier status?

They aren't common carriers and never have been.

[Nasrudith → jimbokun]

Good god, not that zombie lie again!