A complete repeal of 230 would in no way encourage social giants to curb their censorship, it would have the opposite effect. The only reason social giants feign openness is to retain 230 protection. Without 230 I don't see any viable startegy outside of them going into full audit mode and embracing being a publisher. Getting rid of 230 is a liscence for these companies to go full 1984. At the same time without 230 I expect the left to weaponize the new found litigious internet, forums become a thing of the past, even small fun ones for games. Alll it takes is one death threat and one lawsuit and most forums become unviable. Repealing 230 forces every moderator on the internet to go into full audit mode, no smale site can withstand the pressure. it will socialize communication on the internet. What we need is a minor 230 reform that fully defines what "offensive" content is so these giants can't use that language to wrap up anything they don't like and retain legal immunity.
A complete repeal of 230 would in no way encourage social giants to curb their censorship, it would have the opposite effect. The only reason social giants feign openness is to retain 230 protection. Without 230 I don't see any viable startegy outside of them going into full audit mode and embracing being a publisher. Getting rid of 230 is a liscence for these companies to go full 1984. At the same time without 230 I expect the left to weaponize the new found litigious internet, forums become a thing of the past, even small fun ones for games. Alll it takes is one death threat and one lawsuit and most forums become unviable. Repealing 230 forces every moderator on the internet to go into full audit mode, no smale site can withstand the pressure. it will socialize communication on the internet. What we need is a minor 230 reform that fully defines what "offensive" content is so these giants can't use that language to wrap up anything they don't like and retain legal immunity.