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Here is section 230, the law protecting websites from liability for things published on them by third parties. [0] I do not see anything about a provider needin

Here is section 230, the law protecting websites from liability for things published on them by third parties. [0] I do not see anything about a provider needing to be content neutral. In fact, part c2a seems to be explicitly saying the opposite. IANAL. Where does this legal concept of a distinction between a "carrier" and a "publisher" appear? [0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

schoen 7y ago
It appears in the pre-230 litigation about intermediary liability, to which section 230 was a response. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communications_Decency_Act#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communicati...
heavyset_go 7y ago
There is no distinction, it's a red herring.