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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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