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Where is the line between choosing what people see and exerting editorial control over what to print? If a newspaper puts up a dark corner of their website tha

Where is the line between choosing what people see and exerting editorial control over what to print? If a newspaper puts up a dark corner of their website that gives people labyrinthine access to all of the submissions that they decided not to publish, are they no longer liable for the content they post and promote on their main site?

favorited 3y ago
> access to all of the submissions that they decided not to publish You mean a comments section?
nradov 3y ago
Your question doesn't make any sense. If a newspaper creates an interactive computer service then they receive the same Section 230 protections as anyone else. The law doesn't define any line of editorial control. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230
dragonwriter 3y ago
> Where is the line between choosing what people see and exerting editorial control over what to print The line is different online vs in print, because of Section 230, whose scope is pretty explicit... > If a newspaper puts up a dark corner of their website that gives people labyrinthine access to all of the submissions that they decided not to publish, are they no longer liable for the content they post and promote on their main site? Are you under the impression that the main content of newspapers (either in print or on the web) is third-party submissions that the newspaper chooses to print or not but does not actively assign and pay people to write, and/or actively purchase for publication?
- ianburrell 3y ago
  Online newspapers do mix editorial and community content in the articles and comments. The difference between them is pretty clear as is the moderation. Also, there are sites like Forbes that have editorial articles but also have blogs posted by users. These do get confused on Forbes.
djbusby 3y ago
Isn't 230 to protect UGC? Newspaper publish content they create.

favorited 3y ago

> access to all of the submissions that they decided not to publish You mean a comments section?

nradov 3y ago

Your question doesn't make any sense. If a newspaper creates an interactive computer service then they receive the same Section 230 protections as anyone else. The law doesn't define any line of editorial control. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

dragonwriter 3y ago

> Where is the line between choosing what people see and exerting editorial control over what to print The line is different online vs in print, because of Section 230, whose scope is pretty explicit... > If a newspaper puts up a dark corner of their website that gives people labyrinthine access to all of the submissions that they decided not to publish, are they no longer liable for the content they post and promote on their main site? Are you under the impression that the main content of newspapers (either in print or on the web) is third-party submissions that the newspaper chooses to print or not but does not actively assign and pay people to write, and/or actively purchase for publication?

ianburrell 3y ago
Online newspapers do mix editorial and community content in the articles and comments. The difference between them is pretty clear as is the moderation. Also, there are sites like Forbes that have editorial articles but also have blogs posted by users. These do get confused on Forbes.

djbusby 3y ago

Isn't 230 to protect UGC? Newspaper publish content they create.