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Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by tzs on Saturday December 05, 2020 @09:36AM (#25314806)
So if I want to run a chess forum, and I remove non-chess posts, I should lose S230 protection?
Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by rrss on Saturday December 05, 2020 @11:03AM (#25315492)
Seems like it starts to get weird if your forum gets millions of chess posts each day, and you pick the posts like "this global conspiracy is why the deep state is trying to ban chess," "how i saved my life by defeating a axe-murdering grandmaster (he is coming for your children too!)," "the 100 sexiest chess players," for the first page of your forum because those stories drive engagement and get you more clicks, and banish the other forum posts to page 103173.
Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by axython on Saturday December 05, 2020 @01:29PM (#25316925)
I am curious, how would that be defined a law? Daily users? Unique visitors?

Do you think in that case the government deserves to know much visitors your website has?

Also wasn't the idea of Section 230 to be more for the internet companies? Would repealing mean that the internet provider can be sued for what you do? Wouldn't that be the end result?

For me Section 230 is the cornerstone of the web, and I'd be very against its repeal unless you can show me that the web after that is better/safer for me and for my parents. I am all up for some clarifications as long as they do not limit my right to have a website that won't be sued out of the world for something that someone else does.

And about FB, Twitter, Google, Apple deal with them with a proper tool -- antitrust. Noone will ever explain to me why FB was allowed to buy Whatsapp and Instagram.

Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by rrss on Monday December 07, 2020 @11:28AM (#25333659)
I don't know the answers to any of your questions.
Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by 0x445442 on Saturday December 05, 2020 @10:46AM (#25315371)
Not a great example. The forum's purpose is so narrow and well defined that most would not care about the moderation, even if it were for profit.
Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by Red_Leaves_Flyy on Saturday December 05, 2020 @09:47AM (#25314892)
Add a minimum user number. Say 100k or an arbitrary threshold of substantive complaints. Either you'll be able to afford the traumatized drones in chairs, need to fundraise or get outside help. Fine solution in my book.
Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by AnthonyMouse on Saturday December 05, 2020 @10:36AM (#25315280)
What you're really suggesting is that moderated forums with more than 100k users and controlled by a single entity should be de facto prohibited. But then it really has very little to do with Section 230 and you might as well just call it what it is -- antitrust.
Re:Section 230 is Good, Actually by Red_Leaves_Flyy on Monday December 07, 2020 @08:29AM (#25331935)
No, that's your assumption.

A company should deal with the problems they create.

They could reduce their user base, get crushed by lawsuits and regulations resulting from their reckless endangerment, gross negligence, incompetence, and/or unfettered greed. There's Also the American option of buying politicians and legislation but that's a short sighted and ethically bankrupt decision.