I've been thinking about the concept of censorship by tech companies lately, and I've come to a question I'm not sure the answer to. Ethically, why is society ok with forcing a company to provide a service they find morally reprehensible, for instance the baker who was sued for refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, and at the same time we argue that YouTube has a right to refuse to provide a service to customers because of the content of their videos?
It strikes me as incompatible. It seems we ought to either believe companies are legally required to provide their service to all comers or they're not.
It strikes me as incompatible. It seems we ought to either believe companies are legally required to provide their service to all comers or they're not.