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Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account by pwinnski on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:07PM (#24900724)
It does reveal that there's an issue that bothers people, but I'm not sure it needs to be addressed beyond explaining that Section 230--or something just like it--is what gives us the free and open internet we enjoy today.

Without it, there is likely no Hacker News, nor any other social media.

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Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account by TigeriusKirk on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:24PM (#24900935)
There certainly are more fine-grained solutions possible.

My believe is that if this is forced into a take it or leave it scenario, we're not going to like the outcome.

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Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account by pwinnski on Monday October 26, 2020 @05:32PM (#24901722)
Nobody will, because changes to Section 230 will likely kill all social media.

Which, come to think of it, might be a net gain to society overall. Hard to say.

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