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[–]paranoid_android3 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Utilities like telephone companies, electricity, etc. all are regulated and have First Amendment protection. The electric company, though private, cannot cut off your power if you're a communist.

[–]Richard_Parker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That is an excellent rationale but utilities are regulated in a way that social media is not. The power company or telephone not being able to shut power off does not have anything to do with the first amendment. The worst part is, GOP had control of congress, and Trump did nothing...