Re:FCC to move ahead with 'rulemaking' on Section 230
by Meph504 on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:35AM
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I'm having a hard time recalling any service that didn't have any content moderation, even on top of laws. The idea that content moderation makes you a publisher seems a bit silly to me.
If I have a platform for selling say automobiles, and people keep trying to sell kitchenware of something equally not off brand. Removing that content doesn't make you a publisher, it makes you a steward of the purpose of a platform.
The idea that moderation or cultivation of a platform, sudden makes you a "publisher" (which is frankly a term that shouldn't even be used in this case as it is too narrow for the web is) makes no sense.
This is, a bullshit threat to try and assert control over platforms that people interact on by the government. It isn't needed, and is likely to be harmful.
If I have a platform for selling say automobiles, and people keep trying to sell kitchenware of something equally not off brand. Removing that content doesn't make you a publisher, it makes you a steward of the purpose of a platform.
The idea that moderation or cultivation of a platform, sudden makes you a "publisher" (which is frankly a term that shouldn't even be used in this case as it is too narrow for the web is) makes no sense.
This is, a bullshit threat to try and assert control over platforms that people interact on by the government. It isn't needed, and is likely to be harmful.