I hate to be that guy on the Left, but I’m going to be that guy on the Left. Likewise, companies like Facebook or Twitter’s censoring or removing people’s posts could not, by the very nature of things, violate freedom of speech because they are private companies, not the government. Now we’re seeing Republicans make the same claim as was made on the Left. But, long term, we’re not going to get anywhere, on the Left, by buying into the notion that private employers don’t threaten freedom of speech because they are not state actors. As we’re seeing now, they often serve as the perfect substitute for the state, and any free society has to understand that.