Re:Leaked document: EU Presidency calls for massive internet...
by erikpukinskis on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @09:10PM
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I find this metaphorical argumentation incredibly boring. Either Facebook is a metaphor for the phone company, or it's a metaphor for a publisher. Who cares? Maybe we need a third category. Maybe we need to end common carriers entirely. We're obviously treading new ground here. Let's argue about proposed law, how it works, and cost/benefit analysis.
What law you would write and who it should apply to? You think Facebook should be mandated to host all non-illegal content, yes?
What about Flickr? What about Gardening.com? What about NoNazisAllowed.com? What would you propose as the legal standard for deciding who is a common carrier and who is not?
I don't have a horse in this race, but let's at least start the discussion with something concrete.
What law you would write and who it should apply to? You think Facebook should be mandated to host all non-illegal content, yes?
What about Flickr? What about Gardening.com? What about NoNazisAllowed.com? What would you propose as the legal standard for deciding who is a common carrier and who is not?
I don't have a horse in this race, but let's at least start the discussion with something concrete.