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?
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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-...