“I believe Federal election law requires companies to air ads for a Federal election. They aren’t allowed to say “no.” They aren’t allowed to refuse to run ads approved by a candidate. “
I believe your belief is wrong.
Not wrong, just perhaps not applying to these internet bastards. We need to make it apply to these internet bastards.
(a) The Commission may revoke any station license or construction permit –(7) for willful or repeated failure to allow reasonable access to or to permit purchase of reasonable amounts of time for the use of a broadcasting station, other than a non-commercial educational broadcast station, by a legally qualified candidate for Federal elective office on behalf of his candidacy.
FB, YOUtube, Google Twitter are online companies providing a method for the public to communicate.. They sell access to post comments or “communicate” as do phone companies. That makes them public utilities and they should be enjoined from deleting comments except those which are threats against the lives of others or attempts to violate the law.