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> Facebook, YouTube, and the like are publishers. If they are publishers then they should be held responsible for the content they publish. Just like a newspa
by sheepmullet 8y ago
> Facebook, YouTube, and the like are publishers.
If they are publishers then they should be held responsible for the content they publish.
Just like a newspaper would be.
- tbabb 8y agoAgree. I think we are waking up to that, and this is a sign that we are beginning to move in that direction.
- sheepmullet 8y agoFacebook etc want to have the best of both worlds. For example if a reporter at the NYT slanders me then I can hold the NYT responsible. Facebook wants to say "oh no no no we are just a platform - you have to find and sue the poster" while at the same time heavily curating content.
- tbabb 8y agoSure. They would like their liability be zero in both cases. I think it should be more than zero in both cases.