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8. Just to play devil's advocate, it cuts both ways.

Reply to wishstar (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 31, 2020, 01:17 AM

Dec 2020

Without Section 230, Twitter becomes liable for the Donald Trump's conduct on the platform. If Twitter had to fear being sued by every reporter, civil servant, and politician Trump tweeted stupid shit about, they would have banned his ass a long time ago.

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What impact would a repeal of Section 230 have? [View all] Nexus2 Dec 2020 OP

You are correct. James48 Dec 2020 #1

Repeal would open door to Trump and rightwing to sue websites over posted comments they don't like wishstar Dec 2020 #2

Just to play devil's advocate, it cuts both ways. Massacure Dec 2020 #8

Make it harder for sites like DU to operate. marylandblue Dec 2020 #3

A site like DU would become almost impossible Klaralven Dec 2020 #14

Thanks Deuxcents Dec 2020 #4

Well, it would make Twitter and Facebook *more* likely to ban people like Trump and his klan. RockRaven Dec 2020 #5

Maybe to get back at Twitter and Facebook for calling him on his crap? TigressDem Dec 2020 #6

This COULD bite him in the rear, bigtime though. They made a new platform where they can lie 24x7 TigressDem Dec 2020 #7

What would happen to Devin Nunes's Cow? n/t Frasier Balzov Dec 2020 #9

Everything on the Internet Would be "Produced" and Screened by Attorneys Prior to Publication TuskMoar Dec 2020 #10

It isn't just a matter of specific websites, either... regnaD kciN Dec 2020 #11

this is a 2 edge sword as it would apply to such entities as Parler, and other RW sites, I say go beachbumbob Dec 2020 #12

Then we Karma13612 Dec 2020 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #15

It does fit him, he's got a fan base and loves appearing in media seemingly almost nothing else. Nexus2 Dec 2020 #16