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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)96. No, I didn't say the social media companies have no incentive to moderate.
They have had plenty of incentive, they just have not done it for whatever reason they put forward at the time. They simply have failed at their social responsibility to moderate speech that any sane person would see as dangerous to the physical well being of the target(s) of that speech, that failure has to end.
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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