"Social media" is a broad brush though. I operate a Mastodon instance with a few thousand users. Our content timeline algorithm is "newest on top". Our moderation is heavily tailored to the users on my instance, and if a user says something grossly out of line with our general vibe, we'll remove them. That user is free to create an account on any other server who'll have them. We're not limiting their access to Mastodon. We're saying that we don't want their stuff on our own server.
What are the legal ramifications for the many thousands of similar operators which are much closer in feel to a message board than to Facebook or Twitter? Does a server run by Republicans have to accept Communist Party USA members and their posts? Does a vegan instance have to allow beef farmers? A PlayStation fan server host pro-PC content?
What are the legal ramifications for the many thousands of similar operators which are much closer in feel to a message board than to Facebook or Twitter? Does a server run by Republicans have to accept Communist Party USA members and their posts? Does a vegan instance have to allow beef farmers? A PlayStation fan server host pro-PC content?