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Why Substack Is at a Crossroads
- Terr_ 3y ago> Then, in 2020, Facebook reversed course: going forward, it said, it would remove Holocaust denial from the platform. That makes me think of "Level 12" in the Content Moderation Learning Curve [0], where it may be related to satisfying politicians in particular jurisdictions like Germany. > The moment a platform begins to recommend content is the moment it can no longer claim to be simple software. I agree with this statement as-written, but would like to preemptively reject a popular-but-false idea that the difference has legal significance under the US' "Section 230" law. [1] [0] https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/02/hey-elon-let-me-help-you-speed-run-the-content-moderation-learning-curve/ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/02/hey-elon-let-me-help-you... [1] https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-section-230-communications-decency-act/ https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referre...