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by rsynnott 1740 days ago
> Because they have such an influence on discourse.

So do newspapers, but you can't generally demand that a newspaper publishes your letter to the editor about how the illuminati are pushing people over the edge of the world, which is flat.

> ISPs aren't currently common carriers as far as I know

Strictly speaking, in the US, no, not at the moment. They were from 2015 to 2017.