Oppose the Earn IT Act

Re:Oppose the Earn IT Act by ocdtrekkie on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @05:46PM (#23707126)

> Repealing section 230 _without_ a reasonable alternative would indeed held Google for a higher level of accountability than, say, Fox News.

Under what law? Section 230 is a special exemption for tech companies. Without it, Google is indeed subject to the same laws as Fox News. Now, it's possible those laws aren't strong enough... but they'd be equally not strong enough upon both Google and Fox News.

Currently, Fox News is held accountable poorly, and Google is not held accountable at all whatsoever.

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Re:Oppose the Earn IT Act by manuelabeledo on Thursday July 02, 2020 @09:26AM (#23712845)

Section 230 protects companies by not making them responsible for what third party actors publish in their platforms.

Name a single US based TV station prosecuted because some of their guests made false or hateful comments on air. Heck, it is in fact easier for the FCC to nail a broadcast company for "indecency", rather than hate speech.

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Re:Oppose the Earn IT Act by ocdtrekkie on Thursday July 02, 2020 @06:39PM (#23718929)

I am going to stop here and not reply further, because I think we're going in circles. Again: Section 230 is an exception for tech companies. It allows them less accountability than other businesses. There is no law enforcing stricter responsibility for tech companies than broadcast companies.

Which means, if Fox News isn't held accountable enough, you shouldn't see any reason for Section 230 to exist: It's not protecting tech companies from any effective law as it is, so removing it won't harm anyone.

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