Facebook and YouTube's 'Platform' Excuse Is Dying

theatlantic.com

34 pointsshaki-dora3 comments

I'm always surprised that compainies operate under this... If you can't control your content (as a creator) how is it a free speech platform?

Simultaneously complains about them allowing too much, and having too many rules.

That’s because those companies simultaneously claim to be neutral platforms and act as publishers enforcing restrictive and arbitrary rules.