Because they do not claim to be a platform, they scrupulously edit and fact check before publication. 230 protects a service that users can post to without any intervention (aside from minor content moderation). Clearly big tech has abused the content moderation allowance, but there is no doubt that 230 never would protect a site like wikileaks that has to manually approve all content before it gets posted.
Question; if section 230 protects websites from liability for user generated content then why is Julian Assange being pursued for charges?
Technically he's being prosecuted because he ASKED for classified information to be passed to him.
Why do you think that matters? He shit in the elites cheerios, and such a crime will not go unpunished.
Well that's true also
He failed in his chain of custody by having a subvert in his midst
Guess Assange learnt the hard way there's no honor among thieves
Because they do not claim to be a platform, they scrupulously edit and fact check before publication. 230 protects a service that users can post to without any intervention (aside from minor content moderation). Clearly big tech has abused the content moderation allowance, but there is no doubt that 230 never would protect a site like wikileaks that has to manually approve all content before it gets posted.