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This isn't my area of expertise, but on first blush I don't view it as misleading. The Supreme Court has literally never ruled on 47 U.S.C. § 230 before. What i
by torstenvl 4y ago
This isn't my area of expertise, but on first blush I don't view it as misleading. The Supreme Court has literally never ruled on 47 U.S.C. § 230 before. What if they rule that the safe harbor provision for moderation isn't severable from the anti-pornography provisions that were already struck down? Certainly Congress enacted them as part of the same statutory scheme and intended them to be complementary.
Filing as amici curiae "to impress upon the Supreme Court the importance of Section 230 to the community moderation model" isn't inconsistent with the fact that Section 230 allows community moderation. They are, in effect, asking the Supreme Court to consider the real-world ramifications, in case they might consider striking down the safe harbor provision you yourself note is so important to this issue.
- SilverBirch 4y agoIf it's not severable then the entire section 230 collapses and it's not the moderators that have to worry, Reddit's entire business model is done.