Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by Veen on Sunday January 19, 2025 @05:12AM
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Newspapers are not platforms; they are publications. They have editors who set editorial policy. They are selctive about the content they publish and who writes it. And they are accountable for what gets published.
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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by tsimionescu on Sunday January 19, 2025 @06:49AM
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TikTok is mainly accused exactly of having an editorial policy, via boosting certain content that its owners prefer and de-prioritizing content that they don't. So this is a non-sequitur. And even when talking about false information, newspapers face 0 legal risks for publishing false information, unless it is defamatory (and even then, it's a civil action, no state prosecutor will investigate a paper for publishing false and defamatory information).