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> Would that not depend upon how the website works? They're suing, among others, 4chan which is the same as HN in that regard and the judge let the lawsuit go
by Natsu 3y ago
> Would that not depend upon how the website works?
They're suing, among others, 4chan which is the same as HN in that regard and the judge let the lawsuit go forward.
So whatever might later be litigated, we can see from this that the plaintiffs currently have a "defective product" theory that HN would also fit if only there were some murderer willing to claim that they were somehow radicalized by HN.
- SAI_Peregrinus 3y agoThe defendants (4chan and the others) are independent. It's possible 4chan will be found not to be liable (no editorial control exercised in such a way as to create new speech) and the others liable.
- Natsu 3y agoCertainly, but if they had a theory where sites like 4chan (and HN) were excluded, they wouldn't have sued them in the first place.