In online dialogues over regulation of social media companies, a discussion of what the law is, is often used to avoid a discussion of what the law should be.
It can be stated that Twitter is presently allowed to kick out people who do not follow its rules. “If you don’t like the terms of service, don’t sign up!” The same could be said of segregated restaurants in the 1950s. “If you don’t like their discriminatory policy, don’t eat there!” School separation — under the absurd claim of “separate but equal” — was once the law of the land.
