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Re:Google CEO will testify before U.S. House panel in November by jimbobimbo on Friday September 28, 2018 @03:59PM (#18096557)
They (publishers) actually are held accountable for the stuff they publish (e.g., publishing copyrighted material w/o permission will land you in the courtroom). This is why FB/Twitter/YouTube do not want to be publishers. However, because of their approach to moderation, they could wander in those waters.
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Re:Google CEO will testify before U.S. House panel in November by someonelse17 on Friday September 28, 2018 @04:03PM (#18096587)
They're not held legally accountable for political views.

The copyright stuff applies to everyone already.

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Re:Google CEO will testify before U.S. House panel in November by jimbobimbo on Friday September 28, 2018 @06:15PM (#18097494)
Not political views, but slander/libel - publishers are liable.
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