Editorial: Big Tech was right to punish Trump, but its power over speech is concerning

Thanks to the First Amendment, government in the United States has little power to stop people from speaking their minds. But the Bill of Rights doesn't constrain Facebook, Twitter and other Big Tech companies, which decided in the wake of last week's attack on the U.S. Capitol that the world has heard enough from President Donald Trump.

On one level, it's understandable that private companies would not want their services and platforms used to foment violence and undermine democracy.