Re:Man fined for sharing a Facebook link ruled as defamation...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:45PM
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> So if defamation law says an individual cannot disseminate information written by others
It doesn’t.
It says that in certain cases, they would by so doing be liable as a publisher of thr defamatory content.
> but section 230 says an individual can do so without repercussions
Section 230, with some exceptions, says that neither the service provider nor other users will be consider publishers of material submitted by a user. So, any liability they would have as the publisher of that material does bot exist, so long as the other conditions set for Section 230 safe harbor apply.
It doesn’t.
It says that in certain cases, they would by so doing be liable as a publisher of thr defamatory content.
> but section 230 says an individual can do so without repercussions
Section 230, with some exceptions, says that neither the service provider nor other users will be consider publishers of material submitted by a user. So, any liability they would have as the publisher of that material does bot exist, so long as the other conditions set for Section 230 safe harbor apply.