Zuckerberg Throws the Open Internet Under the Bus; Support Section 230 Reform

Re:Zuckerberg Throws the Open Internet Under the Bus; Suppor... by Barrin92 on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @09:39PM (#24914086)

Do you think you should be held accountable because you moderate the comment section of your blog, or Hackernews should be held accountable because they moderate their website according to their own standards?

This is the consequence of what you're proposing, a politically right or left leaning website say, simply by virtue of exercising freedom of association, would automatically become liable for content.

It seems pretty clear that this is unworkable and would, instantly, destroy the entire public internet.

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Re:Zuckerberg Throws the Open Internet Under the Bus; Suppor... by rasengan on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @10:11PM (#24914287)

There is a difference between moderation and selective moderation.

If a website moderates per pre-defined and agreed upon terms, then they should not be liable. If a website is going to moderate with a left-lean or right-lean, it should be up front about this agenda instead of selectively censoring or flagging comments.

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