「News of the Week」Court Rules: Privately Operated Internet Platforms Free To Censor Content They Don’t Like.

WSJ – Tech Platforms Aren’t Bound by First Amendment, Appeals Court Rules

Despite YouTube’s ubiquity and its role as a public-facing platform, it remains a private forum, not a public forum subject to judicial scrutiny under the First Amendment

– Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown

Dots to connect: internet platforms’ products that operate like government, possible platforms with political views,  regulation vs. indirect influence on tech firms, etc.