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Re:Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.... by bearcobra on Thursday February 20, 2020 @03:45PM (#22378419)
The distinction about how sites like YouTube and Facebook amplify content is important. But moving away from the digital version, it would seem strange to me if Barnes and Noble became liable for having a big display for a book that defamed someone. INAL so maybe they would be, but as a thought experiment I lean towards them having significantly less responsibility than the author.
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Re:Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.... by ep103 on Friday February 21, 2020 @03:51PM (#22386592)
Facebook is not acting like Barnes and Nobles displaying a book.

The closer analogy would be if, by becoming a B&N member, you were allowed to submit manuscripts to B&N. B&N then curated a small selection of those manuscripts to display in a format identical to the other books they sell, prominently in the front of their store. They then began advertising for those specific titles to bring traffic specifically to that store display.

That's what facebook is doing. That's publishing.

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