> In California in particular, courts have ruled online businesses that are public accommodations cannot discriminate.
Yes.
But there is a legal distinction between a business website that offers goods/services to the public (like an online store), and a social media platform's moderation decisions or user-created communities.
Prager University v. Google LLC (2022)[1] - the court specifically held that YouTube's content moderation decisions didn't violate the Unruh Act. There's a clear distinction between access to services (where public accommodation laws may apply), and content moderation/curation decisions (protected by Section 230).
Yes.
But there is a legal distinction between a business website that offers goods/services to the public (like an online store), and a social media platform's moderation decisions or user-created communities.
Prager University v. Google LLC (2022)[1] - the court specifically held that YouTube's content moderation decisions didn't violate the Unruh Act. There's a clear distinction between access to services (where public accommodation laws may apply), and content moderation/curation decisions (protected by Section 230).
[1] https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2022...