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Facebook and Twitter should face the same liability as the New York Times. How many companies do you know that have absolute immunity? That's how Facebook, Goog
by Simulacra 6y ago
Facebook and Twitter should face the same liability as the New York Times. How many companies do you know that have absolute immunity? That's how Facebook, Google, and others have grown so large. They don't have to worry about what goes out on their platforms.
- Goronmon 6y agoFacebook and Twitter should face the same liability as the New York Times. ...and every other site on the internet, including this one. Or IRC channels, or Discord, or search engines...
- imadethis 6y ago> Facebook and Twitter should face the same liability as the New York Times. They already do? Comments on NYTimes articles are covered under Section 230 just as comments made on Facebook or Twitter.
- jjjensen90 6y agoThey do worry, and actively moderate, which is covered under 230 and has been proven repeatedly in court, including the 9th circuit decision.
- ncallaway 6y agoSection 230 is not absolute immunity. It's immunity from what _users of your platform_ post. The NY Times also enjoys 230 immunity if they host comments on their site. Literally every site on the internet that has comments (including HN) have this protection.