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Google does stack results. The(my) issue is when entities select what is displayed or even hosted. Defining the line isn't easy because things like ranking are
by mikecoles 5y ago
Google does stack results. The(my) issue is when entities select what is displayed or even hosted. Defining the line isn't easy because things like ranking are involved. While ranking can be a benefit to the users, it is also used as a shield by entities that want to keep their 230 protections.
I don't care that defamatory or inflammatory items are in given lists, I care that I'm being given the full list. If the list is intentionally being curated beyond what the user requested, safe search and such, then 230 protection is gone.
- Kon-Peki 5y agoI don't agree with either of you. Google gives you links to other sites, which may or may not be publishers. Section 230 is meaningless in this regard. They don't need it. You have no right to be "given the full list" by anyone. Why do people keep demanding this? Make your own service and quit complaining. Some sites allow users to post content for other users to see. Section 230 allows them to filter and moderate without liability, and it allows them to make mistakes without liability too. A publisher is choosing what a user sees on their site in a manner that is different than filtering and moderation. What's different about it? Well, that's what needs to be clarified. I contend that most of the big sites are clearly publishers while enjoying Section 230 protections. They don't deserve it, and if we let them keep doing this, sites that do deserve protection are likely to lose it.