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Why should online businesses have less obligations than offline businesses? Do offline businesses have an API? There are laws and they have to follow them and
by croes 11mo ago
Why should online businesses have less obligations than offline businesses?
Do offline businesses have an API?
There are laws and they have to follow them and can’t just wait until someone complains.
- greatgib 11mo agoTell me in which case a place like a restaurant or a movie theater was found to be liable because a consumer suddenly decided to speak harmful speech or violating someone else privacy?...
- croes 11mo agoNot the same. Show me one place like a restaurant or a movie theater where I can put a poster in their shop window without them asking questions about the content of the poster.
- soco 11mo agoThere are simply no offline business models of user generated content, so this comparison doesn't hold at all. Whenever somebody comes up with such a offline business, we will see about it at that point.
- Someone 11mo ago> There are simply no offline business models of user generated content Many newspapers still run classified ads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_advertising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_advertising). Many supermarkets still have boards where people can announce that they have something to sell, are looking for a house cleaner, etc.
- dredmorbius 11mo agoAnd both are subject to acceptance requirements.
- croes 11mo agoThere are no offline businesses that show ads? Are you serious? What about advertisement leaflets and letters to the editor in newspapers? They just stopped caring when they made the input easier. Just like websites stopped caring what ads they show. On nearly every website with ads you can see scam ads