Gab.com’s Response to Congress

Re:Gab.com’s Response to Congress by tptacek on Thursday September 02, 2021 @11:28AM (#28393264)

Whatever you may think about this, in the law, the distinction does not exist. The idea that there are special rules for "publishers" is a Twitter meme.

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Re:Gab.com’s Response to Congress by josephcsible on Thursday September 02, 2021 @11:43AM (#28393490)

Note I said "should be". I know there's no legal distinction today. I'm saying that that's bad, and I want there to be one.

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Re:Gab.com’s Response to Congress by tptacek on Thursday September 02, 2021 @11:59AM (#28393706)

Sounds mostly like a way for people to limit the speech and association rights of others by threatening to declare them "publishers".

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