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Before Section 230, common law was going to make everyone who runs a moderated forum liable for content posted by users[1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by amadeuspagel 4y ago
Before Section 230, common law was going to make everyone who runs a moderated forum liable for content posted by users[1].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prodigy_Services_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prod....
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoGood. All Section 230 did was grant safe harbor which created the massive consolidated, extractive, and exploitative megacorps we see today. We would have figured it out naturally as we do other things. Instead, lawmakers forced the internet in an unnatural direction.