Re:Proposals to Amend Section 230 Share a Similar Goal: Dama...
by lliamander on Friday June 19, 2020 @05:35PM
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> The outcome of "breaking up advertising monopolies" can be achieved with existing anti-trust law, without cannibalizing an existing protection that benefits every UGC website large and small.
I don't think it requires cannibalizing existing protections in order prevent section 230 from being invoked in anti-trust cases. And for the record, I don't think I agree with all of the DOJ recommendations, but I think there may be room for improvement.
> A physical business can trespass you for any non-protected-class reason they want. Online, one should expect no different treatment.
I'm not entering into a legal agreement simply by entering a physical business. However, terms of service are a legal agreement. A lot of tech businesses seem to be under the impression that a TOS doesn't actual impose any obligations on them, but in fact it does.
I don't think it requires cannibalizing existing protections in order prevent section 230 from being invoked in anti-trust cases. And for the record, I don't think I agree with all of the DOJ recommendations, but I think there may be room for improvement.
> A physical business can trespass you for any non-protected-class reason they want. Online, one should expect no different treatment.
I'm not entering into a legal agreement simply by entering a physical business. However, terms of service are a legal agreement. A lot of tech businesses seem to be under the impression that a TOS doesn't actual impose any obligations on them, but in fact it does.