> BTW, the USA's First Amendment just prevents the govt from stopping religion or the press etc. It's doesn't mean anyone has to listen to anyone. It doesn't mean some platform such as Facebook or a newspaper is required to propagate your speech.

I always love this argument… you do know building owners in New York are required to allow protests outside? It’s not just the government Some (such as malls) even have a requirement to allow them inside. Company towns (think Disney, Hershey, etc) couldn’t shut down free speech either.

The public square, regardless of ownership, is protected by the first amendment. Print is similarly protected by the first amendment, though you may have to own your own news org, no one can stop your distribution. Basically, you can’t impede others blocking roads), but you can stand and preach and distribute. This has been upheld MANY times by the Supreme Court.

They will likely not do too much to social media quite yet, as there are 5-6 alternatives to distribution AND congress has passed specific laws governing internet speech. However, I’m sure as these court cases work up to SCOTUS we will eventually see it upheld again (might just take 2-3 more years).