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The protections designed for phone companies, etc., make perfect sense: the phone company is just facilitating communication in a content-neutral way. Phone com
by jeffdavis 7y ago
The protections designed for phone companies, etc., make perfect sense: the phone company is just facilitating communication in a content-neutral way. Phone companies should not be responsible for knowing or caring what content is shared, even if it's some kind of slander or treasonous plot being discussed.
But does that apply to web platforms that aren't content-neutral? I think probably not. There is such a huge volume of communication that they should have some protections built in, but not blanket protection.
- luckylion 7y ago> Phone companies should not be responsible for knowing or caring what content is shared, even if it's some kind of slander or treasonous plot being discussed. What if they influenced the content that each side hears, e.g. add strategic gaps where they leave out key noises, to make the phone call go on for the maximum amount of time (because they charge by second)?