Re:Judges Rule Big Tech's Free Ride on Section 230 Is Over
by codersfocus on Thursday August 29, 2024 @10:56PM
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> law banning algorithmic political bias would be unconstitutional
Would it? The TV channels of old were heavily regulated well past 1st amendment limits.
Re:Judges Rule Big Tech's Free Ride on Section 230 Is Over
by kloop on Thursday August 29, 2024 @11:25PM
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Only because they were using public airwaves.
Cable was never regulated like that. The medium actually mattered in this case
Re:Judges Rule Big Tech's Free Ride on Section 230 Is Over
by reliabilityguy on Friday August 30, 2024 @03:38PM
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Cellphones use public airwaves too
This ruling is a natural consequence of the NetChoice ruling. Social media companies can't have it both ways.
> If that were the case, then their algorithms would enjoy no 1A protection from government regulation.
Well, the companies can still probably claim some 1st Amendment protections for their recommendation algorithms (for example, a law banning algorithmic political bias would be unconstitutional). All this ruling does is strip away the safe harbour protections, which weren't derived from the 1A in the first place.