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It's really an argument of platform vs publisher. Google, Facebook, and others have been treated as platforms (it's really what the DMCA protected). But as th
by kyrra 8y ago
It's really an argument of platform vs publisher. Google, Facebook, and others have been treated as platforms (it's really what the DMCA protected). But as they have been grown larger, governments want to treat them more like publishers and hold them accountable for the content that they put on their site (treating them more like publishers).
- bilbo0s 8y agoProbably some truth to that. Also likely the reason you'll start to see a shift over time in Facebook and Google's business models. They won't just allow any old thing on their servers any more.
- notyourday 8y agoIt seems to me that Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc all want to be treated like a publisher -- they keep making publisher like decisions on who can and who cannot use their platform in whatever way that they decide. Sort of like CBS or Fox can and do decide what kind of ads they would or they would not air. I think Facebook/Google/Twitter/etc are going to find out that by being a publisher one has to actually act as a publisher all the time and not just when it is convenient.