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With or without section 230, platforms that don't make any editorial decisions aren't liable. Section 230 was specifically crafted to allowed platforms to make
by joshuamorton 5y ago
With or without section 230, platforms that don't make any editorial decisions aren't liable.
Section 230 was specifically crafted to allowed platforms to make editorial decisions while retaining good faith protections.
Section 230 doesn't actually make any distinction between a platform and a publisher. It makes a distinction between first and third party content. And it protects sites from 3rd party content liability, but not first party. So a "publisher" like the NYT can be liable for an article, but not for the comments on that article. And a "platform" like Facebook or Twitter can be liable for their own official posts, but not for user's replies.