• The Pantser@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    So Elon is purposely curating content on the platform? Isn’t that a violation of section 230? They should lose that protection if they are actively blocking free speech and marking news as spam.

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      2 months ago

      Why would that be a section 230 violation? That only means the providers are not legally responsible for user content.

      • Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        It’s the argument a lot of politicians are making, that once platforms start curating user generated content they become responsible for it despite section 230. I think it’s bullshit, but it is the argument being made.

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          Yeah it’s bs. Congress can change that, perhaps a court could make changes. Anything happening now is just fine and any changes would only affect the future.