The article is by Mike Masnick, founder of Techdirt. To wit:
Jul 29, 2023Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists. Somehow, he’s still an optimist about the promise of technology.
Well if he’s got the ear of influential muckety-mucks what is he telling them? Who is his Senator? Also, not to nitpick but he doesn’t actually sound optimistic.
Ooh he’s credited with coining “the Streisand effect” so that’s cool.
They don’t listen to him, my friend.
And “optimistic about technology” is different from “optimistic about US politics”. But either way, if people actually think there’s no hope, they often don’t bother saying anything at all. Listen to the words, look at the actions. Don’t read too much into tone.
Dems and repubs are the the same side of the same coin dipped in dog shit as far as im concerned.
Can I quote that when people say “bOtH sIDEs” is a straw man and no one actually argues it?
Sure.
basically forcing facepals and the xitter to pay for moderation.
there’s three dems and three republQans on it, and it’s not the worst idea in the world, but it’s a vain attempt to have something, anything be bipartisan which - we all know how that goes.
If hell freezes over again it’ll be gutted by amendments and ultimately need to be cleaned up by whatever billionaire pays to run the US next.
Blanket removing Section 230 does literally the opposite. Without it platforms are only liable for user generated content if they moderate it. before if a platform moderated content published by users, it would be considered a content publisher, like a newspaper or magazine, and would be liable for user generated content. If they didn’t moderate they would be considered a content distributor, like a bookstore, which isn’t liable for the content of the material they distribute. So repealing it means any website with user generated content would effectively be required to operate like 4chan or Usenet.
before if a platform moderated content published by users, it would be considered a content publisher, like a newspaper or magazine, and would be liable for user generated content.
So you’re saying facebook and twitter who both have had moderation for many years are liable for the content published under that organization?
I don’t think so. But I’m prepared to be proved wrong if you got it.
No, because section 230 has been in effect since long before those companies existed. The law removes liability from companies who decide to moderate user content. If it were repealed they’d have to stop moderation or face liability. The Background and Passage Section on Wikipedia outlines the court cases that led to the law’s creation.
I want to suggest if you live in a neighborhood of 1/3 acre properties: begin planning to convert the entire unbuilt property to some form of agriculture share and split growing responsibiity with willing neighbors be concerned and give aid to any in need accept that your local community starts the process to change the larger congress a person is not stupid, people are democracy only burns from the base up
Can you stop spamming that everywhere? Make a post if you want to.
Also, punctuation is your friend.
also, when people offer information that causes panic, why not offer useful solutions that do not infringe on anyone offering suggestions?
if i were spamming, it would show up on every post saying something stupid about that fuck also, spamming would require completely useless information so, is your head in the sand, or are you moving back to the ocean?
to all the downvoters, why?
to all the downvoters, why?
Probably because that’s completely off-topic.
Your intentions are noble, but people do not appreciate that.
how?
Because this is about the Democrats and Section 230 and you’re talking about growing food.
no, i am talking about how to fight this is grass roots
I know what you are talking about. It is not the topic of this post. That is why you are getting downvoted.
You asked why you were getting downvoted, I told you, and now you’re trying to argue with me about it. Which I am guessing is also going to get you downvoted.
Also, stop responding to me multiple times and in PM.
the spirit of my post, including the entire post must be valued
how to try to deflfect the national crises with holistic or even local solutioons
off topic because the answer is not what people ever want to hear
