I think it's dangerous to allow corporations to marshal what opinions you can and can't see, so while I don't think this is an excuse for racism, I do think this kind of rhetoric is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. People shouldn't be so fucking eager to cheer privatization of censorship because that same argument is what allows facebook to shape people's moods and opinions. Also, there's no transparency into the process so that outsiders can confirm that in fact someone was actually banned for a good cause. People cheer now because it suits their agenda. Just wait, because that shit comes back around full circle when corporations start banning people for pushing unions or things they don't like and feel the zeitgeist will tolerate. If you let corporations control the public square, don't be surprised when that comes back around to bite you in the ass.'

edit: If a company's main purpose is to provide a platform for other people to broadcast and communicate among themselves and not the company itself, they're not a fucking store. They're a public square and should be subject to a different set of regulations re: censorship and privacy. It's like you can see where regulations one one might be useful but somehow can't imagine how a corporation could abuse that power in a way that you might not like. I think that's the definition of myopic. If anyone can get an account, they're also not a publisher. Social media is a different beast and it's insane that a supposedly tech savvy group of people wouldn't get that.