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> Can someone, anyone, please explain to me why Facebook is not a publisher? Facebook either disseminates posts from their users and/or links to sites operated

> Can someone, anyone, please explain to me why Facebook is not a publisher? Facebook either disseminates posts from their users and/or links to sites operated by third-parties. Claiming that Facebook is a publisher makes as much sense as claiming hackernews is a publisher.

bo1024 4y ago
You seem to be thinking of author, not publisher. Lots of publishers publish material they didn’t write themselves, they’re still publishers when they do that.
- philipov 4y ago
  What is the difference between being a publisher and being a distributor?
  - bo1024 4y ago
    I'm not sure in the digital world what the difference is. I would think of Akamai or Comcast as a distributor, maybe.