In reply to <a href="https://wallstreetpit.com/113025-social-media-regulated-common-carriers/#comment-4310119">John</a>. The difference between Twitter/Facebook vs cable news etc is this. User generated communication. The telephone services are considered a common carrier, yet without users to communicate using that tool/platform, telephone services would not be utilized at all. Other media, such as newspapers can print whatever and still exists if nobody even reads it. Furthermore, network news such as CNN, Fox, etc don't have any way of restricting those who would avail themselves of the services. This is why the argument is calling for the designation of common carrier. It is more akin to operating like the town square, making the arguments for speech even stronger than the other examples you cited.