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In reply to the discussion: Why would Democrats be so adamant about not repealing 230/setting up election commission? [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)87. So now, they simply delete his posts all together for being lies.
Sounds good to me.
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Why would Democrats be so adamant about not repealing 230/setting up election commission? [View all]
Proud liberal 80
Dec 2020
OP
Read up on Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co. and get back to me.
NutmegYankee
Dec 2020
#55
No citizen has deep enough pockets to sue Trump...you seriously don't understand how it all works.
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#38
Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Section 230
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2021
#93
"If you said "Because of Section 230, websites have no incentive to moderate!"
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2021
#95
I post inaccurate stuff on occasion. But I never post purposely malicious stuff.
Blue_true
Dec 2020
#17
People who might object wouldn't sue you...they would go after the sites which have way more
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#23
I post inaccurate stuff on occasion. But I never post purposely malicious stuff.
Blue_true
Dec 2020
#18
What planet are you from? The American Rule is both sides pay their own fees
NutmegYankee
Dec 2020
#33
I don't know about the other 48, my guess is they have some version of the Florida
Blue_true
Dec 2020
#71
You've stated you're not a lawyer, so that may explain why you don't know how hard it is to win
onenote
Dec 2020
#63
You don't understand...sure they could go after you but they want to go after the sites and
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#32
Then the sites should moderate knowingly false posts. That is not censorship. nt
Blue_true
Dec 2020
#46
Twitter only recently started putting in the disclaimers, under public pressure
Blue_true
Dec 2020
#69
And yet, Trump is butt hurt and want's to get rid of 230 because thy use disclaimers.
ahoysrcsm
Dec 2020
#86
No, it doesn't work that way...and opinion is often not false or true...but people with deep
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#79
Repeal of 230 would be like the repeal of the fairness doctrine times a billion.
Squinch
Dec 2020
#3
That is most certainly not true. People are sued over all kinds of things and fighting such suits
hlthe2b
Dec 2020
#19
If you counter-sue and ask for damages and Court costs (including Lawyer fees),
Blue_true
Dec 2020
#26
That is bullshit. Just look at the crazy shit the GOP does no...we need 230 and McConnell gets
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#11
230 allowed twitter to take down Trump's lies without it he could have lied with impunity.
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#34
And they still won't. Fox went to court and was given permission to lie...this would be used to
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#80
What are you a lawyer? Because I don't have the money to defend everything I post...I can't
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#12
The posts upstream from yours explain very well. Repeal would mean the end of sites like DU
hlthe2b
Dec 2020
#6
because we passed a stand alone bill that has the support of the American people
questionseverything
Dec 2020
#5
Section 230 protects all website and all user...the progressive message will disappear without it.
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#9
That is untrue...it is part of the decency act and it removed liability from sites for what their
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#21
As long as it's not used as a partisan weapon, I don't have a problem with an election commission.
Crunchy Frog
Dec 2020
#37
Bullshit. This was a fair and honest election and having a commision will make it seem otherwise.
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#82