The airwaves they operate under are public. The internet was created as a DARPA project via public funding. The only thing the government would be telling them to do is respect people’s constitutional rights - not the dictates of the EU.
Its the EU that’s trying to FORCE its censorship standards on everyone. I think the US Government should push back and make it clear that Big Tech platforms may not impose those standards on Americans.
What I’m advocating is not for the government to dictate to them - exactly the opposite.
Sorry no. Constitutional rights are protections against the government not protections from the restrictions that might be imposed by private business owners. All public utilities are used by private parties. Those parties don’t give up their right to restrict the use of that property by using utilities.
Companies that may feel squeezed by the EU are going to have to choose how to operate. If they choose poorly, their users are free to use other platforms or to create one themselves.
BTW - remembering friends who worked on DARPA. Feeling old.....