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That's the core issue in my mind -- YouTube et al. are publishers when it benefits them and platforms when it doesn't. They can't simultaneously identify as pr
by ng12 7y ago
That's the core issue in my mind -- YouTube et al. are publishers when it benefits them and platforms when it doesn't. They can't simultaneously identify as press but then not be responsible for user-uploaded content.
- shadowgovt 7y agoWhen they're acting as a hosting medium, they're conduit. When they add features atop the content they host to curate and surface it or down-signal it, they're press. The two functions seem to be acceptable within one organization. Probably worth noting there's a hefty dose of practicality in the interpretations as they currently stand. Even this forum, without safe harbor protection, could be on the hook for user-provided content if someone linked to child pornography here, yet it seems most users here are in agreement that Hacker News shouldn't lose safe harbor protections because it has moderators and community-driven karma.