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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by schoen on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:13PM (#19365073)
> I'm not sure of all the details, which wouldn't fit in an HN post anyhow, but the short version is that if they are picking and choosing what can appear on their platform, they're also liable for it.

You might be thinking of the pre-CDA rule suggested by the Stratton Oakmont case. But Congress specifically removed that rule!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prod....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communicati...

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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by Y_Y on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @04:13AM (#19366233)
Your link to

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prodigy_Services_Co.
seems to not format properly, because presumably hn strips the last '.' thinking it's a full stop to end a sentence. Boo.

Also for those wondering where they know the name from, that is indeed Jordan "Wolf of Wall Street" Belfort's company.

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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by schoen on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @12:47PM (#19370178)
I guess I could try escaping the period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prod...
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