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From a libertarian standpoint, the government regulating "neutrality" is a nightmare. Should Hacker News be required to treat all links the same? If not, exact
by roywiggins 6y ago
From a libertarian standpoint, the government regulating "neutrality" is a nightmare.
Should Hacker News be required to treat all links the same? If not, exactly how do you think a government "neutrality" mandate would work?
Because such a mandate means that if the HN moderators are a little biased, the whole shebang would become liable for any defamatory comments posted here. That's a government-mandated sword of Damocles hanging over every single moderation decision made here.
- nahtnam 6y agoIf you falsely slander me, doesn't 230 make it so that Hacker News can't get sued? If the government is protecting the company here, then the government should be able to also enforce rules that come with that benefit right?
- roywiggins 6y agoMaybe, but they can't condition a benefit on "neutrality." Conditioning makes it viewpoint discrimination, which is unconstitutional.