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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 the
by 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 agoWhich would also apply to any news outlet with a moderated comment section, including Fox News, no?
- dpbriggs 6y agoI 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.
- tehwebguy 6y agoDo you think publishers aren’t allowed to comment on the validity of what they are publishing?
- dpbriggs 6y agoI 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 agoOk 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 agoOf course: they'd be a publisher in that case. However, I don't think they would last long as a company without platform protections.