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YouTube is really the poster child for reforming Section 230. Has anyone considered suing Google for violating 230??
by underseacables 5y ago
YouTube is really the poster child for reforming Section 230. Has anyone considered suing Google for violating 230??
- thephyber 5y agoThey didn’t violate Section 230. Senator Wyden (who was a Congress Rep who cosponsored Section 230) has stated as much, repeatedly. The law doesn’t require that “platforms” treat content neutrally. It only states that hosts are protected from litigation due to user content if the hosts follow the requirements. There is no explicit or implied punishment for hosts/platforms if they fail to treat content equally. That is simply the host exercising their 1A rights of Free Association (and disassociation). Be careful what you wish for if you want Section 230 eroded. AFAIK the only erosion so far was SESTA/FOSTA and that destroyed a handful of sites like Craigslist Personals/Casual Encounters. You are advocating trading private company contract enforcement for overbearing threats of government prosecution.