Adam Smith discussed big business and its evils in the Wealth of Nations, but that was... just about 1776. I imagine the Founders would have had a chance to read it by 1787, but they did not have enough experience to figure out what to do about that.
Tech is something they really could not have foreseen, but the framework they came up with is almost perfect. What's missing is that freedom of speech should apply not just to public fora but to private fora when they are meant to be fora and open to the public at all.
prior to section 230 they did. 2 cases set precedence. the only time a company got sued and won was because they moderated before section 230 was enabled.
Honestly, big business and tech is something they missed too.
Adam Smith discussed big business and its evils in the Wealth of Nations, but that was... just about 1776. I imagine the Founders would have had a chance to read it by 1787, but they did not have enough experience to figure out what to do about that.
Tech is something they really could not have foreseen, but the framework they came up with is almost perfect. What's missing is that freedom of speech should apply not just to public fora but to private fora when they are meant to be fora and open to the public at all.
Not really. The public square applies to big tech, and big business fall under monopoly laws. We just don't enforce most of our laws, these days.
prior to section 230 they did. 2 cases set precedence. the only time a company got sued and won was because they moderated before section 230 was enabled.