Is the Biden campaign and social media in legal jeopardy?

 IS IT ILLEGAL FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND PARTIES TO COORDINATE WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO SUPPRESS THE SPEECH OF ITS OPPONENTS?

IS IT ILLEGAL TO USE ONES MONOPOLY POWER TO DAMAGE YOUR COMPETITION?

It is well know than in the heat of a political campaigns, particularly in the closing days, operatives often engage in questionable activities. Sometimes things are done that are not thought out or they dismiss the possible consequences. This has always been a reality in the emotional roller coaster of a political campaign.

The 2020 election has a record of many first time events, but the possibility of a coordinated effort by the Democrats and the Biden campaign and their supporters in social media to suppress the free speech rights of their opponents is a very serious matter. There is no question that these actions took place, there are millions of verifying data to show that the first amendment rights of many candidates were suppressed. 

Many have claimed that private companies are not subject to first Amendment liability.  Are private companies exempt from civil rights violations? We have seen scores of prosecutions both at the state and federal level for civil rights violations of private companies. Where the civil rights of many candidates violated by the actions of these private companies?

What about collusion or cooperation between political parties and campaigns to use the power of these companies to infringe on the civil rights of their opponents? Does this coordination now make them criminally complicit.

Then there is the matter of a coordinated effort by social media companies to block conservative voices. There are thousands of easily proven instances of cooperation and coordination of these players. Have their civil rights been violated?

Then there is now substantial proof of Anti-Trust violations of those same media companies against their competitors who had legitimate contracts with these companies. There is a mountain of evidence that those companies harmed were a growing competition for those who engaged in this coordinated effort to damage them financially. The perpetrators are the ultimate in deep pockets. It is unlikely that even politically friendly lawyers will be able to resist the lure of unheard of awards for damages. These damages could be pursued both federally and in all 50 states.

I would wager that the conversations are now ongoing on class action and other suits that will be brought in the near future. You can bet that such actions may not be limited to just the U.S.. European and other countries have a growing distrust of the power wielded by social media companies. While these companies have lots of lawyers and resources, they have a declining reputation by many citizens around the world. These companies may be the deepest pocketed targets in history. They have now likely become the biggest targets ever.