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Re:Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.... by protomyth on Thursday February 20, 2020 @12:08PM (#22376543)
That is the type of situation that 230 was meant to stop. It would be impossible to be Twitter, etc. without the protection of 230 and that is why it was created. It carries over from not being able to sue the telephone or telegraph company because someone sent something defamatory about you over their system.

The argument is that the services desire to keep the protections of 230 but act like publishers that are not afforded the same protections.

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Re:Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.... by visarga on Thursday February 20, 2020 @12:28PM (#22376743)
> It carries over from not being able to sue the telephone or telegraph company

On the other hand, phone calls are not persistent and one to one, not one to anyone.

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Re:Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.... by crooked-v on Thursday February 20, 2020 @02:29PM (#22377807)
> not one to anyone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(telephony)

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Re:Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.... by clmckinley on Thursday February 20, 2020 @02:18PM (#22377736)
And you generally know the person who is on both ends. This leads to a sense of history and consequence which is most commonly not available on the internet.
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Re:Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.... by BadThink6655321 on Thursday February 20, 2020 @03:49PM (#22378470)
Not anymore. My wife and I now get more spam calls than real calls.
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