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> The First Amendment deals with the government, not private companies. If this were true, every user blocked from Twitter, Facebook, or Reddit could take those companies to court for violating the First Amendment.

Except Netflix is using a DMCA takedown request, a legal instrument, to remove the disputed content. I don't think it's reasonable to completely write that off as "Twitter is a private company, First Amendment doesn't apply".

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Everybody should use legal instruments in disputes. That's the only option in a civilized society, otherwise Netflix could use hired mercenaries to physically target people it doesn't like.

I'll rephrase it for him so it can satisfy your pedantry:

"Except Netflix is using a DMCA takedown request, a legal instrument, to remove the disputed content illegally, because they do not own the copyright to the taken down works."

Still a private company. Still not a First Amendment issue. Still wrong and arguably illegal.

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