The publisher model gets thrown around a lot in regards to social media companies like substack. The basic line of reasoning is that, as a publisher, substack w

The publisher model gets thrown around a lot in regards to social media companies like substack. The basic line of reasoning is that, as a publisher, substack would be "responsible" for its content. But what ways are traditional publishers "responsible" for their content? There's some internal self-imposed responsibility (e.g. someone will be fired due to insensitive tweet), but that's more politics than anything else. Large publishers regularly print patently incorrect data and narratives with no consequences. So maybe this publisher/platform distinction isn't all that meaningful