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Who is trying to sue Reddit for this? Bringing them up just sounds like building a case for repealing Section 230 of the DMCA, which would be a disaster but nev

Who is trying to sue Reddit for this? Bringing them up just sounds like building a case for repealing Section 230 of the DMCA, which would be a disaster but nevertheless seems to have bipartisan support.

lucasyvas 6y ago
I'm all for it at this point - it will push to decentralized infrastructure, which the Internet was meant to be in the first place.
- scsilver 6y ago
  Decentralized infrastructure with equal access is the solution to avoiding legislation here, people should be able to access the public forum and markets and companies should have the right to not associate with individuals not protected by human rights laws. Technology can solve this, and we are seeing money being spent towards this decentralization flooding towards building it just in 2021 alone. Interesting to see how a battery of solar houses + starlink + a drone port could allow decentralized communes to start popping up.
- andrewflnr 6y ago
  I think this will not go the way you want it to. Powerful interests will certainly portray decentralized communication tools as refuges of terrorists and child predators. They may even succeed in passing legislation that targets them. It will be easier if they're riding high on the momentum of successfully "striking at bad actors, forcing them to flee to other platforms" by repealing 230. "All for it" is a good zinger, but a bad plan.
mancerayder 6y ago
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I'm upset that centralized control led to big tech being able to so easily squash ideological competition (Parler and NY Post, and I am no ally of these, as well as stuff on the left and many individuals), and I want to see some sort of government whip-cracking. On the other hand, if they repeal 230 and everyone is afraid of lawsuits, then you'll see comments disappear everywhere, content disappear everywhere, freedom to publish diminish, and not platforms but content itself be centralized to that which is 'approved.'
- andrewflnr 6y ago
  That doesn't actually sound mixed w.r.t section 230, more like a very clear statement that a different solution is needed.
dane-pgp 6y ago
Just to be clear, the DMCA is not the law you're thinking of: "Section 230 is a piece of Internet legislation in the United States, passed into law as part of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996 (a common name for Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996), formally codified as Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 at 47 U.S.C. § 230." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230
- andrewflnr 6y ago
  Oops, thanks.

lucasyvas 6y ago

I'm all for it at this point - it will push to decentralized infrastructure, which the Internet was meant to be in the first place.

scsilver 6y ago
Decentralized infrastructure with equal access is the solution to avoiding legislation here, people should be able to access the public forum and markets and companies should have the right to not associate with individuals not protected by human rights laws. Technology can solve this, and we are seeing money being spent towards this decentralization flooding towards building it just in 2021 alone. Interesting to see how a battery of solar houses + starlink + a drone port could allow decentralized communes to start popping up.
andrewflnr 6y ago
I think this will not go the way you want it to. Powerful interests will certainly portray decentralized communication tools as refuges of terrorists and child predators. They may even succeed in passing legislation that targets them. It will be easier if they're riding high on the momentum of successfully "striking at bad actors, forcing them to flee to other platforms" by repealing 230. "All for it" is a good zinger, but a bad plan.

mancerayder 6y ago

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I'm upset that centralized control led to big tech being able to so easily squash ideological competition (Parler and NY Post, and I am no ally of these, as well as stuff on the left and many individuals), and I want to see some sort of government whip-cracking. On the other hand, if they repeal 230 and everyone is afraid of lawsuits, then you'll see comments disappear everywhere, content disappear everywhere, freedom to publish diminish, and not platforms but content itself be centralized to that which is 'approved.'

andrewflnr 6y ago
That doesn't actually sound mixed w.r.t section 230, more like a very clear statement that a different solution is needed.

dane-pgp 6y ago

Just to be clear, the DMCA is not the law you're thinking of: "Section 230 is a piece of Internet legislation in the United States, passed into law as part of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996 (a common name for Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996), formally codified as Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 at 47 U.S.C. § 230." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230

andrewflnr 6y ago
Oops, thanks.