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> it isn't illegal for private companies to make decisions regarding the content they choose to publish or to moderate content It is true that private companie
by stale2002 6y ago
> it isn't illegal for private companies to make decisions regarding the content they choose to publish or to moderate content
It is true that private companies are allowed to publish what they want.
But, if they are acting as publishers, then maybe we should treat them like publishers, and hold them responsible for the content that they publish.
If, on the other hand, they want to receive protections for acting like a "platform", then perhaps they should be required to actually act like a platform.
- krapp 6y agoThose protections still don't prevent platforms from doing half the things conservatives complain about. Section 230 doesn't actually require platforms to be politically neutral, or to only moderate content which is strictly illegal.
- stale2002 6y ago> Those protections still don't prevent platforms from doing half the things conservatives complain about. I never made any comment about what the law is. Instead I only made comments about what should be. Those protection will prevent many more things if those protections are changed. Literally the purpose of these senate subpoenas is to re-evaluate these laws. > Section 230 doesn't actually require platforms They will require more things if they get changed to do so, which is the entire point of all this discussion, lol. Thats the point of all of this. To re-evaluate what these protections should be, and to engage in legislative action.