my concern would be if youre starting a social media type business and the government is both trying to say "you cant remove people" and "youre legally responsible for things people post", how do you reasonably manage those 2 opposing points? it seems a bit ridiculous, unless im just not understanding the 2 points of view correctly (which is possible, im a mess of a human).
trying not to be held responsible for others actions is what lead the the removable of parler from google, if google is going to be held responsible for content posted there. they still had their web platform, and for now at least, their apple platform. so they never were really "shutdown". they tried to loophole in that their ToS said they could remove content so that was good enough. google and apple are asking them to implement the policy and practice.
i dont agree either, i dont think it should have been removed so swiftly, it was pretty clearly a knee-jerk reaction to the happenings, they should have been given a reasonable timeline to get it out. but it is what it is.
in 2021, i dont think theres a way to have a social media platform and not police it. people abuse it and you have to protect yourself as a business. this is on them for thinking they could just do whatever they want with no repercussions. youve got to protect yourself.
the trump thing was because he was using it send out official items, and the courts said since he was using it that way, he couldnt block people from viewing the messages, was it not? again, not sure on legalities, but i cant imagine because he chose to use it as a government tool to discern his messages, that it means the company cant police their own platform.