Editorial Board
Don't Kick Nazis Off the Internet
Corporations shouldn't arbitrate public debate.
The right way to do it.
Photographer: Salwan Georges/Washington Post
Neo-Nazis are having a hard time doing business these days. After a white-supremacist rally in Virginia ended in violence last month, a pressure campaign has induced a lengthening list of companies to shut down accounts used by the participants and their fellow travelers. From dating apps to ride-sharing services, seemingly every right-thinking company is joining in the crackdown.
That may seem like a triumph for simple decency. In fact, it risks setting a dangerous precedent.