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Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by Nextgrid on Saturday December 05, 2020 @07:30AM (#25314063)
In this case would you consider the telephone company a publisher too?
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Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by monsieurgaufre on Saturday December 05, 2020 @07:43AM (#25314119)
No. I can't publish stuff on their website. They "sell" me the use of the "pipes", not what i do with it.
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Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by smichel17 on Saturday December 05, 2020 @08:49AM (#25314545)
What about Signal / Whatsapp? What about Matrix / Discord / Slack? Looking for the line you'd like to draw.
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Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by xxpor on Saturday December 05, 2020 @09:20AM (#25314719)
Are they physically providing the internet connection? No? Then they're not common carriers and they should have 230 protections.
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