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I don’t think he understands free speech. If you tell lies, I’m allowed to call it out.

• dpbriggs 6y ago
  The issue isn't you or me calling him out, it's whether Twitter is acting as a platform or publisher by annotating the tweet. The document here alleges that they are like a publisher, and will lose vital protection. This has serious implications.
  • wnmurphy 6y ago
    Which would also apply to any news outlet with a moderated comment section, including Fox News, no?
    • dpbriggs 6y ago
      I would think so, yes. In that case I wouldn't be surprised if the comment section is removed, or the moderation team of Fox News more carefully sticks to platform principles. Honestly not sure.
      • millstone 6y ago
        Fox News will be wholly empowered by this. This EO is a reaction to attempts to fact-check the White House, and Fox News is in a different line of business.
        • dpbriggs 6y ago
          No doubt the President would want his friends to benefit. Infotainment is cancer.
  • tehwebguy 6y ago
    Do you think publishers aren’t allowed to comment on the validity of what they are publishing?
    • dpbriggs 6y ago
      I am not a lawyer. I just read the draft. Publishers are absolutely allowed to comment on the validity of the content they've published - why are you asking? Twitter is benefiting from the fact they're classed as a _platform_. Platform != Publisher. It's up to the courts to decide whether annotating content in the way Twitter has is editorial. Twitter opened a can of worms here.
      • tehwebguy 6y ago
        Ok so to clarify the same question: If/When Twitter is classified as a publisher do you believe they will be able to comment on the validity of things they publish? Like, for instance, a newspaper would?
        • dpbriggs 6y ago
          Of course: they'd be a publisher in that case. However, I don't think they would last long as a company without platform protections.