Social Media Common Carrier

I finally have a presentable draft of this article, forthcoming in the Journal of Free Speech Law; I'll be posting excerpts over the next couple of weeks.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.5.2021 6:45 PM

Social Media Common Carrier

Net Neutrality and the Social Media Regulation Debate

Could a Platform's Terms of Service Defeat Legislatively Imposed Common Carrier Obligations?

Many Thanks for all the Comments on My Social Media / Common Carrier Posts

Conclusion: Social Media as Common Carriers?

Common Carrier Status as Quid Pro Quo for § 230(c)(1) Immunity

Social Media Platforms' Recommendation and Conversation Functions

Viewpoint-Neutrality Mandates Must Themselves Be Viewpoint-Neutral

Compelled Nondiscrimination in the Subscription Function

Compelled Hosting Isn't Rendered Unconstitutional by the Property Owner's Ideological Beliefs or Economic Interests

Compelled Hosting Isn't Rendered Unconstitutional by the Host's Being a Speaking Organization

Compelled Hosting Isn't Rendered Unconstitutional by Mistaken Public Assumptions of Endorsement

The Lack of a Sufficient "Common Theme" on the Large Social Media Platforms

The First Amendment and Treating Social Media Platforms as Common Carriers

The Case Against Imposing Common Carrier Restrictions on Social Media Sites

A Cautionary Note on Treating Social Media Platforms as Common Carriers

Social Media Platforms' Many Functions: Hosting, Recommendation, Conversation, and More

Social Media Power and the Newspaper/Broadcaster Analogy

Channeling Your Inner Dissenter from Your Inner Majority

Social Media Platforms and the Dangers of Censorship Creep

The Political Shape of the Debate About Regulating Social Media

Economic Power Being Leveraged to Control Political Discourse

Social Media Platforms as Common Carriers?