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why is this different than any other platform? Is HN responsible for every comment? Is Reddit? Twitter? Or is it only ads? I feel like most of the blame should
by asiachick 5y ago
why is this different than any other platform? Is HN responsible for every comment? Is Reddit? Twitter? Or is it only ads?
I feel like most of the blame should be with the people who created the content, not with the people hosting it. I can go staple a call to violence on telephone poles, that doesn't make the phone company responsible imo.
- watwut 5y agoNeither of those gets paid for those comments. Neither of those gets paid for pushing those comments on users from the area.
- oh_sigh 5y agoI think one could argue that hn comments are a core feature which is designed to draw in new users and have them use/interact with the platform. No direct monetary transaction, but I assume the hope is for growing the hn brand and ultimately getting a small percentage of users to apply to yc. Also, undoubtedly, hn pays for the comments to be served, pays for the infrastructure to accept, store, and display comments, and has users moderating discussions. So I don't really see how it is different.
- ggoo 5y agoI think the difference is that FB is taking money, and therefore has a higher burden of responsibility.
- 0xbadcafebee 5y ago> Is HN responsible for every comment? They might very well be, if it weren't for Section 230. That can change. https://archive.ph/A5PEw https://archive.ph/A5PEw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230 > Or is it only ads? Advertising has been regulated for a long time now, in print, radio & television, so it wouldn't be odd to treat them as special on the internet.