What makes York think he’s entitled to know that?
Twitter’s a private company and they’re free to censor anyone they want. It may have been a bad business decision but they don’t owe us anything.
I think I’m going to demand KFC’s chicken recipe.
“Twitter’s a private company and they’re free to censor anyone they want. It may have been a bad business decision but they don’t owe us anything.”
Twitter is a PUBLIC company until Musk takes it PRIVATE.
“What makes York think he’s entitled to know that?”
Because it could well be a violation of Federal election laws. They’re called “in kind contributions” and they must be reported to the FEC. Failure to do so is a felony and can get you serious prison time.
So there’s that.
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Currently it's a public company, but for now, they are free to censor anyone. Even now that should be if, and only if, they don't take a single penny of government money.
IMHO, Twitter, Facebook, and others should be treated like a utility company. They may be private, but it's unthinkable to defend a private electric company if they cut off the electricity to someone's house because of their yard sign in support of this politician or that issue.
“Twitter’s a private company and they’re free to censor anyone they want.”
Actually, they are in violation of the law. As a publisher they cannot censor. They are simply not being held accountable as a publisher.
That “private company” excuse is not true. Can your utility company not provide you service because of your demographic?