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Listen carefully, she's even more clueless than you think. She says "posting", not "hosting". Personally, I am surprised how terribly Craig handled this - the a
by andreyf 16y ago
Listen carefully, she's even more clueless than you think. She says "posting", not "hosting". Personally, I am surprised how terribly Craig handled this - the appropriate response was simply "Just as the phone company can't police the calls used for illegal acts, there is no way we can police a service of millions of users, but we try. Stopping crime is the role of the police department (that's what taxes are for)".
- dasht 16y agoUh.. Yeah, I did catch that. Here's the thing: You pay CL a fee. CL has a review policy. CL reviews and then posts your ad. Posting. That ain't hosting: CL has explicitly taken some deeper editorial responsibility there. Does a newspaper "host" or "publish" classified ads? Can classified ads in papers still be used to advertise illegal activity? Sure, they can. IMO, CL's best defense would have been to go grab a copy of a typical independent news weekly -- one that has all the personal and prostitute ads in the back.
- andreyf 16y agoWhat are you talking about? So if I pay someone to broadcast something, they are responsible if I use it to break the law? If I photocopy a book, is Xerox responsible? How is this any different from the reasons for common carrier regulation?
- andreyf 16y agoThat's cool, yeah... downvote away in leu of an argument. Thanks guys, for keeping it classy.