Facebook and Twitter Cross a Line Far More Dangerous Than What They Censor

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    If they were a publisher yes. But they are a platform for others to speak through. Which grants them their immunity from liability. Now if they start acting as an editor, and fact checking things in bad faith, that makes them a publisher, and liable for their statements made.

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    Censorship IS acting as an editor.