Section 230 says Twitter isn't responsible for what users post - which is true. They shouldn't be. However Section 230 also treats the company like a platform, which by definition is supposed to allow all viewpoints without suppression. Twitter, Facebook, etc. all suppress viewpoints that are right of center. They, despite being protected by 230 and allowed to operate as platforms, act like publishers. The "(i) Multiple sources say this claim is false" tags on Trump tweets and other posts are direct proof that the platforms are acting like publishers, regulating the words coming from the President.
What we ultimately need is enforcement of Section 230, not the repealing of it.
If Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are going to act like publishers, thats perfectly fine. They will be removed from protection under 230 and regulated like any other publisher. They would also have to disclose the fact that they are politically biased and they don't like opinions that are right of Bernie Sanders - make their users well aware of their political intentions. If 230 was enforced, then we'd be able to fight Big Tech in court over their censorship - there's an avalanche of evidence that proves their bias, and we could very easily remove their 230 protections while still keeping the rule in place.
Why do we need Section 230? Because of sites like TheDonald.win. As a platform, TDWin's owners are not legally responsible for the content that gets posted here. Same thing with sites like Parler, or Gab. They're platforms, and Section 230 vindicates them in a legal challenge over posted content. Without Section 230, TDWin wouldn't exist. In a world where Section 230 is repealed, if some larper glowie or sleuthing commie wants to take us out, it could very easily be done by making a post with calls to violence against political enemies or the government at large, links to darkweb sites for drug and weapons trafficking, or things that are far worse. They'd then take this self-post and say "look at what TDWin allows!" and the feds would shut this place down.
Trump is falling for the honeypot. Big Tech wants Section 230 repealed, because without the platform definition, they're free to regulate our voices as they see fit, and will use my aforementioned strategy to undermine alternative social platforms and get them shut down. Ending Section 230 is a honeypot. It plays right into their hands.
Section 230 says Twitter isn't responsible for what users post - which is true. They shouldn't be. However Section 230 also treats the company like a platform, which by definition is supposed to allow all viewpoints without suppression. Twitter, Facebook, etc. all suppress viewpoints that are right of center. They, despite being protected by 230 and allowed to operate as platforms, act like publishers. The "(i) Multiple sources say this claim is false" tags on Trump tweets and other posts are direct proof that the platforms are acting like publishers, regulating the words coming from the President.
What we ultimately need is enforcement of Section 230, not the repealing of it.
If Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are going to act like publishers, thats perfectly fine. They will be removed from protection under 230 and regulated like any other publisher. They would also have to disclose the fact that they are politically biased and they don't like opinions that are right of Bernie Sanders - make their users well aware of their political intentions. If 230 was enforced, then we'd be able to fight Big Tech in court over their censorship - there's an avalanche of evidence that proves their bias, and we could very easily remove their 230 protections while still keeping the rule in place.
Why do we need Section 230? Because of sites like TheDonald.win. As a platform, TDWin's owners are not legally responsible for the content that gets posted here. Same thing with sites like Parler, or Gab. They're platforms, and Section 230 vindicates them in a legal challenge over posted content. Without Section 230, TDWin wouldn't exist. In a world where Section 230 is repealed, if some larper glowie or sleuthing commie wants to take us out, it could very easily be done by making a post with calls to violence against political enemies or the government at large, links to darkweb sites for drug and weapons trafficking, or things that are far worse. They'd then take this self-post and say "look at what TDWin allows!" and the feds would shut this place down.
Trump is falling for the honeypot. Big Tech wants Section 230 repealed, because without the platform definition, they're free to regulate our voices as they see fit, and will use my aforementioned strategy to undermine alternative social platforms and get them shut down. Ending Section 230 is a honeypot. It plays right into their hands.