As Silicon Valley has cracked down on perceived hate speech in lock step, many on the right are questioning whether the free market will protect the marketplace of ideas. Google’s decision to ban Gab — a social media platform where the mission is to “put free speech first” — from its Android operating system’s store raises serious antitrust concerns and strengthens the justification for public utility or common carrier regulation of online platforms.

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