A soda fountain opens on Main Street. Our courts classify soda fountains as “social institutions”. As such they are prevented from discriminating against people on the basis of race.
The Constitution protects our right to speak freely without government intervention. However, the Constitution does not require that private entities provide us with platforms to speak freely.
Merging these two concepts shouldn’t our legal system start recognizing internet forums as public institutions? Because internet forums exist as public sounding boards shouldn’t our courts start protecting our right to speak freely?