That only works if the other side isn't willing to give you precisely what you asked for.
Unfortunately outright removing 230 will fuck all of the little companies struggling to compete against big tech. Exactly what they and their lobbyists want.
Exactly. The massive companies can afford the highly sophisticated AI that would be required to carefully scan all posts in real time. Additionally, it will encourage them to increase the stringency, and insta-block anything that even seems like it could have controversial content.
The largest corps also will also be able to afford any lawsuits that arise if some content sneaks through the censors. Small platforms never will.
Sites like this would have to either keep their "platform" status, but stop blocking content based on things like being an anti-Trump shill, which would quickly turn the site into another place for reddit content, or become a "publisher" and be required to censor everything- which would really mean ceasing to exist.
Some people argue that it'd work if it only applied to sites that are a certain size, but again, take into account a site like this. We are certainly not a small site, and just keep growing - but will never have the resources that cutouts like FB have.
Eliminating 230 sounds good in theory, but in practice, it would give big tech co's the perfect opportunity to get rid of all their up & coming competition, AND increase censorship and control of content.
I'm pretty sure that if 230 is repealed, the "platform" status won't exist any more. I think it would then be up to the courts what to do if someone wanted to sue over content posted here (or anywhere).
Big Ask or not, there needs to be a plan on what the new 230 would be after it's revised.
This part of the truth of the matter worries me the most.
Eliminating 230 sounds good in theory, but in practice, it would give big tech co's the perfect opportunity to get rid of all their up & coming competition, AND increase censorship and control of content.
Lol, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube could all disappear within a day they would be buried under so many lawsuits. Little guys who can keep control of their content would be fine.
Big sites could be fine too, as long as they stop curating content.
Ask for much more, then negotiate it down to what you really wanted.
That only works if the other side isn't willing to give you precisely what you asked for.
Unfortunately outright removing 230 will fuck all of the little companies struggling to compete against big tech. Exactly what they and their lobbyists want.
Exactly. The massive companies can afford the highly sophisticated AI that would be required to carefully scan all posts in real time. Additionally, it will encourage them to increase the stringency, and insta-block anything that even seems like it could have controversial content.
The largest corps also will also be able to afford any lawsuits that arise if some content sneaks through the censors. Small platforms never will.
Sites like this would have to either keep their "platform" status, but stop blocking content based on things like being an anti-Trump shill, which would quickly turn the site into another place for reddit content, or become a "publisher" and be required to censor everything- which would really mean ceasing to exist.
Some people argue that it'd work if it only applied to sites that are a certain size, but again, take into account a site like this. We are certainly not a small site, and just keep growing - but will never have the resources that cutouts like FB have.
Eliminating 230 sounds good in theory, but in practice, it would give big tech co's the perfect opportunity to get rid of all their up & coming competition, AND increase censorship and control of content.
I'm pretty sure that if 230 is repealed, the "platform" status won't exist any more. I think it would then be up to the courts what to do if someone wanted to sue over content posted here (or anywhere).
You are exactly right.
Big Ask or not, there needs to be a plan on what the new 230 would be after it's revised.
This part of the truth of the matter worries me the most.
Lol, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube could all disappear within a day they would be buried under so many lawsuits. Little guys who can keep control of their content would be fine.
Big sites could be fine too, as long as they stop curating content.
Like when he was like "Destroy the education system!"...really he just wanted it reformed so leftists can't run it.
I interpreted that to mean replacing public with private/ charter. Which is basically destroying the current education system.
We're both right. He just wanted to make people think he wanted all education destroyed to achieve it.
Smart!