Facebook 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

Facebook 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.