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For reference, Compuserve was an ISP that historically didn't moderate ony of its content on its forums, under the legal framework that not moderating anything
by judge2020 5y ago
For reference, Compuserve was an ISP that historically didn't moderate ony of its content on its forums, under the legal framework that not moderating anything meant Compuserve wasn't liable for any of its content, while another ISP Prodigy lost a defamation lawsuit because they did moderate their forum's content. This gave rise to the Communications Decency Act which allows these services to moderate some content without being civilly liable for all of the content on their service.
Compuserve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServe#Legal_cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServe#Legal_cases
Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prodigy_Services_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prod....
Legal Eagle video if you prefer his video format: https://youtu.be/eUWIi-Ppe5k?t=243 https://youtu.be/eUWIi-Ppe5k?t=243