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PoohClimbsTrees 40 points ago +40 / -0

If adopted by Congress and passed,

So still nothing being done.

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PoohClimbsTrees 7 points ago +10 / -3

We had it for 2 years. RINOs are gonna RINO and we are no where near clearing them all out.

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PoohClimbsTrees 3 points ago +7 / -4

don't post about it to strangers on the internet.

Says the guy posting about it to strangers on the internet.

lol

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RocketSurgeon22 5 points ago +6 / -1

Yeah and they won't pay them off? This should be an item we vote on.

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MasonJoe777 15 points ago +15 / -0

I think it is great but I also think that nothing will change unless conservatives get into the Lawfare game like the left. If that happens then they will moderate.

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Food4thought 13 points ago +13 / -0

Section 230 also protects smaller, independent sites. Whatever laws they come up with need to allow free speech with some moderation, otherwise the larger companies will be better suited to shift their services towards jumping through the legal loopholes and plowing everyone else under.

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SisterCovfefe 10 points ago +10 / -0

I see the same thing happening as well.

An entire industry has built up around blogging and social marketing and we're at the point where the big players are pushing the small fry out.

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MAG_n_KAG 2 points ago +2 / -0

It should be specifically targeted to companies with a huge market share. That way, huge companies cant run monopolies on info gatekeeping, and small independent sites can keep operating as normal.

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FRONT_TOWARD_LEFT 9 points ago +9 / -0

Section 230 does not need to change. The broken part of the law is the idea that platforms can restrict material without crossing the line to becoming a publisher.

This needs to be taken to civil courts. If a bunch of lying lawyers can convince a jury of fucking morons in California that glyphosate causes cancer, then going after big tech on the notion that brazen censorship is not covered since it is not in good faith should be a cakewalk.

Engaging in editorializing as Twitter did when they edited GEOTUS's tweet makes them into a publisher. Anyone harmed by rioting, terrorism, or anything else coordinated on Twitter can now sue Twitter and their deep pockets for allowing that content to appear on their systems.

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FRONT_TOWARD_LEFT 2 points ago +2 / -0

It does not take a decade. Look at the progress on the Sandmann suits.

Once ambulance-chasing liars find enough plaintiffs and the right jurisdictions to file lawsuits, all of big tech will take notice.

Abuse of the legal system is wrong, but it is well past time to fight fire with fire.

Edit to add: Any insurance company looking at paying out for losses from the BLM/ANTIFA insurrection should be filing lawsuits against Twitter in every court in the country about now.

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FRONT_TOWARD_LEFT 3 points ago +3 / -0

Are you expecting them to roll over for an executive order?

Are you expecting them not to lobby the hell out of legislators to keep their protections?

There is no reason not to go after them on every front, but finding a friendly jury is the most promising approach.

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bit0101 2 points ago +2 / -0

Relying on civil courts only gives people with hundreds of thousands of dollars laying around to dump into a lawsuit a chance at protection. Everyone should have their rights protected. As long as social media companies want to pretend that they are the public square they should be fully treated as such.

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Fullarr 3 points ago +3 / -0

Yes!

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AdmrlNelson 3 points ago +3 / -0

Man, those 5 Gs and attorney fees per violation and successful lawsuit are really gonna hit Google hard. No way they'll try and stop Trump from getting reelected now..

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Raizen7 3 points ago +3 / -0

tucker carlson said mike lee have the power but he chose to do nothing

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YourDaddyKnowsBest [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

So much money from google

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here2red 3 points ago +3 / -0

When?

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Midnight_Pede 3 points ago +3 / -0

Horse shit. What the fuck is a 5k penalty going to do?

How about we strip their fucking protection. This is all for fucking show. Does no one have a fucking spine anymore.

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YourDaddyKnowsBest [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yep. At least !!

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YourDaddyKnowsBest [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yep