Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by valvar on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:11AM
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Yes, it's quite strange, but I'm guessing it's mostly due to media disinformation about section 230. People who are actually informed and in favour of free speech and opposed to megacorp oligopolies are strongly opposing changing section 230. Rather, they advocate breaking up the megacorps or making them utilities.
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by hammock on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:21AM
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I've heard this before, and I'm so confused by section 230. Where can I read some reliable info on it?
Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by Jtsummers on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:31AM
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In addition to NikolaeVarius' link, here's the law itself:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230
It's a quick read, it's not long, and it's actually reasonably clear what it does and does not do.
Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by NikolaeVarius on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:24AM
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by jcranmer on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:43AM
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Ars Technica's got a good explainer, including bits on why the law was enacted and what a purported legal framework without it might look like:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/section-230-the-...