That is an out and out lie. They are doing exactly that. They are no longer content to relentlessly push their own viewpoints, they are striking at the ability of others to ever have a voice.
They were contracted for a service and unilaterally broke that contract in order to stop speech. It is the acme of stupid to claim that is not what they are doing.
This is why no one takes libertarians seriously: stupidly esoteric positions based on taking a good principle to suicidal extremes.
The contract said the tech company could do pretty much whatever they wanted to the user’s posts. Did you ever read the TOS of one of those services?
...stupidly esoteric positions based on taking a good principle to suicidal extremes.
It isn’t just principle, it’s the Constitution. The 1st Amendment says the government can’t interfere with your speech and that’s exactly what Abbott’s trying to have TX do. The 1st applies to the techs too and they have the right to choose what speech they want to promote.
You have the right to speak, not the right to speak anywhere you want on anyone’s private property. Not to mention that only the government has the ability to stop you from speaking. Twitter can’t keep you from saying anything you want right here, but TX can by jailing you.