Re:You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Sect...
by ehnto on Saturday January 09, 2021 @03:39AM
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> Wouldn't repealing Section 230 mean more censorship and restrictions as the liability would be too great to be on the hook for what some random account might decide to publish, no?
I can't tell you what it means for US law, as I don't know what laws surround this. I can tell you that the lack of safe harbor laws has stopped me from making certain technology products in my country though, as the risk is too great.
Give people an upload mechanism and inevitably it will receive material that could land you in jail. Maybe it comes from users, maybe it comes from bots, it doesn't matter. If you're on the hook, it's a no brainer to not get involved if there are no laws protecting your platform from liability.
I can't tell you what it means for US law, as I don't know what laws surround this. I can tell you that the lack of safe harbor laws has stopped me from making certain technology products in my country though, as the risk is too great.
Give people an upload mechanism and inevitably it will receive material that could land you in jail. Maybe it comes from users, maybe it comes from bots, it doesn't matter. If you're on the hook, it's a no brainer to not get involved if there are no laws protecting your platform from liability.