Subj : Re: Back at it
To   : Adept
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Wed May 03 2023 06:44 am

-=> Adept wrote to Dr. What <=-

 Ad> On the other hand, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act came
 Ad> about because of politicians not liking the no-moderation that was
 Ad> Compuserve, and preferring the greater moderation of Prodigy.

Cubby vs. Compuserve characterized the online service as a distrubutor,
not a publisher of content - and therefore not liable for defamatory
content.

Section 230, in a sense, reinforces that ruling by providing some
immunity to computer services.

My opinion is that as soon as you provide content in anything but a
chronographically sorted view or start selling ads based on content
gleaned from users' postings, you've crossed the line from distributor
to publisher and should be compelled to monitor content.

You shouldn't get to make money by manipulating what people see to
maximize revenue and claim immunity.




.... LET'S GO TO THE COLONIES!
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