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Re:Europe Needs Digital Public Spaces That Are Independently... by Isn0gud on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:53AM (#35727278)
Why?
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Re:Europe Needs Digital Public Spaces That Are Independently... by bwesz on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:56AM (#35727317)
Because if you have a website you are legally liable for what someone else posts if you don't remove it within 24 hours of a report, which makes running a social network impractical. (NetzDG, KoPl-G, Digital Services Act (DSA), etc)

Having actual free speech would solve that (and a lot of other problems).

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Re:Europe Needs Digital Public Spaces That Are Independently... by regularjack on Thursday April 27, 2023 @09:00AM (#35727392)
What do you consider to be actual free speech?
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Re:Europe Needs Digital Public Spaces That Are Independently... by Dudeman112 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @09:01AM (#35727412)
Is that solved for American websites?
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Re:Europe Needs Digital Public Spaces That Are Independently... by jmaygarden on Thursday April 27, 2023 @09:10AM (#35727529)
Yes. See 47 USC Section 230.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

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