common carrier

Example Sentences

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If Google is declared a common carrier, the average web user’s experience of search would, for the most part, remain the same.

From New York Times

Dogs were once common carriers of the virus in the U.S. but the type that normally circulates in dogs was eliminated in the U.S. through vaccinations in the 1970s.

From Seattle Times

Thomas wrote, “There is a fair argument that some digital platforms are sufficiently akin to common carriers or places of accommodation to be regulated in this manner.”

From Washington Post

Thomas thinks the common carrier analogy is especially apt with digital platforms that dominate markets — e.g.,

From Washington Post

“Even if digital platforms are not close enough to common carriers, legislatures might still be able to treat digital platforms like places of public accommodation,” Thomas continues.

From The Verge