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If they are making editorial/values based judgement on who they allow to process payments on their platform then it seems they cannot be immune under the common
by oropolo 2y ago
If they are making editorial/values based judgement on who they allow to process payments on their platform then it seems they cannot be immune under the common carrier defense and are liable for being sued for refusing to do business with lawful entities, no?
- eli 2y agoNo, Visa and Mastercard aren't common carrier and they don't need a defense. Like any other business in America they can choose not to serve you for any reason or no reason at all (so long as it isn't the illegal discrimination of a protected class)
- roywiggins 2y agoPayment processors aren't "common carriers." Common carriers are a specific thing, and they're not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier