[Stingray51]

I very respectfully disagree. I do not want the government telling private companies what speech they must allow or, put differently, mandating free speech. And I don’t want American Hero Jim Robinson told by the government who he is allowed to ban.

I would prefer that this be solved by competition. Alex Jones or anyone else is free to come up with his own Facebook or Twitter. If the public perceives that these companies’ private censorship is too heavy-handed,
they will demand alternatives.

The utility analogy makes little sense to me. There is only one set of telephone poles on your street, only one set of gas or water pipes.... No comparison to Facebook or Twitter.

[DiogenesLamp]

Because some people think censorship is just fine so long as the government isn't behind it.

Because the Government would never bring pressure to bear on "private" companies while the government hides it's hand from the public.