Digital Platforms as Public Utilities
Cross-source consensus on Digital Platforms as Public Utilities from 1 sources and 3 claims.
1 sources · 3 claims
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- UK legal precedent involving the London Stock Exchange establishes that a private entity acting as a public utility can become subject to the laws of the land in ways overriding standard private-company discretion. — Digital Censorship, Free Speech, and Health Content Creators
- NHS advertising beneath YouTube videos is cited as evidence of public-private entanglement that undermines the argument that platforms can do whatever they want as private companies. — Digital Censorship, Free Speech, and Health Content Creators
- A private company that becomes the sole or primary means of communication arguably functions as a public utility regardless of its private ownership. — Digital Censorship, Free Speech, and Health Content Creators