you either have free speech or you don't, there is no way to be a "free speech absolutist" If you are for censorship, of any type even "hate speech" or other speech you do not personally like you do not support freedom of speech, it really is that simple
>Backpage's management was hiding behind the 3rd-party provisions of the CDA
Following the law is not "hiding", Backpage, nor any other website should be legally responsible for the content posted by people using their platform, that is a very dangerous precedent
>It's unfortunate, because there's probably a place for a responsibly-managed online clearinghouse for adult services.
Government has shut all of these down before targeting BackPage. See myRedBook, theReviewBoard, and several others as examples
Sigh....
you either have free speech or you don't, there is no way to be a "free speech absolutist" If you are for censorship, of any type even "hate speech" or other speech you do not personally like you do not support freedom of speech, it really is that simple
>Backpage's management was hiding behind the 3rd-party provisions of the CDA
Following the law is not "hiding", Backpage, nor any other website should be legally responsible for the content posted by people using their platform, that is a very dangerous precedent
>It's unfortunate, because there's probably a place for a responsibly-managed online clearinghouse for adult services.
Government has shut all of these down before targeting BackPage. See myRedBook, theReviewBoard, and several others as examples