> Surely there is a middle ground: let businesses operate how they please so long as they follow the law, and have the law require them to act in a way which is considered reasonable.
A lot of people would argue that is the situation we have now.
The government wasn't against twitter because they were looking like they were going to remove right wing stuff, they were angry because they were being fact checked.
If we are going to attribute emotions to governments, my bet would be fear. Political leaders and political parties rely on multiple international companies to handle daily operations, and the risk that they could be cut out at any time is being demonstrated.
People can try to convince politicians that there is no risk and that only obvious bad people will be targeted.
A lot of people would argue that is the situation we have now.
The government wasn't against twitter because they were looking like they were going to remove right wing stuff, they were angry because they were being fact checked.