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> “Big Tech must not get protections of Section 230!” Trump said in a statement Sunday. “Voter fraud must be fixed!” Taken at face value, this statement links

by aazaa 6y ago

> “Big Tech must not get protections of Section 230!” Trump said in a statement Sunday. “Voter fraud must be fixed!” Taken at face value, this statement links two issues that many people wouldn't think are linked. The president is blaming social media for his election loss and seeking to repeal section 230 as the remedy. No matter how many times this comes up, it's extraordinary. First, because the president owes his 2016 win to social media company protections under section 230. Second, because the president almost won a second term thanks to it. Third, because section 230 is from what I gather a lonely diamond in the stinking pile of rubbish that is the Communications Decency Act.

Ancapistani 6y ago
> The president is blaming social media for his election loss and seeking to repeal section 230 as the remedy. Is that true? From my perspective, it seems like Trump is pointing to the censorship of “big tech” - Twitter and Facebook, in particular - as having largely suppressed stories that would have been negative for Biden, then having suppressed voter fraud allegations in the immediate aftermath of the election. This is only the perspective that I infer to be his. I don’t really agree or disagree with it. From where I sit, it has become increasingly difficult to find reliable reporting about any political topic.