While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230? - eviltoast
  • ScreaminOctopus@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    Blanket removing Section 230 does literally the opposite. Without it platforms are only liable for user generated content if they moderate it. before if a platform moderated content published by users, it would be considered a content publisher, like a newspaper or magazine, and would be liable for user generated content. If they didn’t moderate they would be considered a content distributor, like a bookstore, which isn’t liable for the content of the material they distribute. So repealing it means any website with user generated content would effectively be required to operate like 4chan or Usenet.