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I have no idea what Barr's exact problem is he's trying to solve? And if I run a web forum/mailing list/etc. I am now liable for anything users say on these se
by throw7 7y ago
I have no idea what Barr's exact problem is he's trying to solve? And if I run a web forum/mailing list/etc. I am now liable for anything users say on these services?
It seems like he's unhappy that facebook/google/et al. are shaping (or trying to shape) a narrative... I mean, he's not wrong. But everyone is: businesses, politicians, cia, hacker news.
Opening up people to easier liability for running a web forum, just means fewer will be able to provide this type of service; not to mention, this favors those with lots of money and time to spend on a lawsuit of such nature e.g. the gov't and large businesses... hmmm, maybe that's the point, only the gov't and monied interests should shape the narrative.
- Faark 7y agoAs you stated, everyone is already shaping the narrative. But right now nearly all of the power to do so is highly centralized at a very short list of companies. You already mentioned some tech companies, but I'd certainly also add a bunch of classical media/news orgs like e.g. FOX and Disney. We could now discuss if democracy can work with so much centralized power. But the result we'll see is those powers fighting each others. It might be more obvious than before thanks to our current polarized times and such simple to identify targets.