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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by abdullahkhalids on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @01:32AM (#22353940)
> And if some user X posted something about a dispute they were having with chess tournament organizer Y, and Y felt this was untrue and decided to sue X for libel, I'd also have responsibility for that alleged libel because I'm the publisher?

What's the precedent for TV and books? Are the TV networks or book publishers included in libel lawsuits? Not answering your question either way, just gathering information for now.

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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by fastball on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:14AM (#22354333)
Books aren't user-generated content – everything in a published book can be easily vetted.

Neither is TV, for the most part. You have guests on talk shows who you can't control what they say, but you are also specifically choosing those people, so placing the blame on the publisher (TV Network) in that case makes a fair amount of sense.

With an online forum where anyone can sign up and start posting, you don't have that.

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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by gerikson on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @02:12AM (#22354102)
This depends on jurisdiction.
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