[z3n]

These guys(Facebook, twitter, etc) can't have it both ways.

Law must be put in place where they apply for and file their services as EITHER publishing, or service provider.

A service provider is protected from many of the liabilities of the content that flows through their platforms. This is because their service is a mere conduit, like a communications utility. There are public safety limits to this, but for the most part, they permit their customers and users to be the publishers of content, while they merely transmit, in effect.

A service provider cannot, however, censor customers and users, even with 'terms' or EULAs, as contract law does not pre-empt civil rights.

A Publisher may in fact control the content on their platforms how they see fit, even if they are not generating it within their organization.

A publisher, on the other hand, can and should be liable for the results of their content. They should not be protected civily or criminally if their content brings harm or loss.

THIS SHOULD BE MADE LAW!
It would solve most of the problems we have with political censorship in my opinion.

[Retrofitted]

Exactly! THIS is the problem in a nutshell. As soon as they took it upon themselves to control their content, they became publishers and are completely liable for ALL the content on their site. Period. EOS. -30-.

This is the single, simple law that stops everything in its tracks. It’s a magic bullet for all the insanity and craziness. Will it ever happen? Nope. But it should.