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I just don't understand how this is a sensible policy desicion apart from "I don't like how these platforms moderate, and i want them to be punished"
by madeofpalk 6y ago
I just don't understand how this is a sensible policy desicion apart from "I don't like how these platforms moderate, and i want them to be punished"
- edbob 6y agoWhenever one group accumulates too much power, that power is inevitably abused. The point of the policy is to limit the extent to which companies can control information.
- honest_guy 6y agoThat interpretation is backwards. The "default state" of these websites would be getting sued into oblivion. 230 protected them from that, providing they act as neutral platforms. As they have continually expanded the list of content which is not allowed, whether or not they are acting as a neutral platform is being called into question.