He's exactly right on it. Facebook is not a court. If certain speech is illegal, how would they even decide? If certain speech is illegal, have a court label it illegal and send them an order to remove.

That concept exists within our system.

Naval is exactly wrong.

Facebook must choose between being a “platform” like a phone company and being a “publisher” like a newspaper or broadcaster.

The rules are different and the accountability is different, which is why Fb lawyers spent years and millions arguing for “platform” status.

Edit: my main goal for posting my comment is to prevent some startup on HN from reading the parent & deciding to classify itself as a “publisher” only to find later that was a huge mistake. I’m not a lawyer & they shouldn’t take my advice, but hopefully they’ll at least double check with someone who is.

Facebook certainly wants to be a platform based on their lobbying. But they are clearly a publisher by setting editorial guidelines and sponsoring and removing content.