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by woopwoop 2305 days ago
Here is section 230, the law protecting websites from liability for things published on them by third parties. [0] I do not see anything about a provider needing to be content neutral. In fact, part c2a seems to be explicitly saying the opposite. IANAL. Where does this legal concept of a distinction between a "carrier" and a "publisher" appear?

[0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

2 comments

It appears in the pre-230 litigation about intermediary liability, to which section 230 was a response.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communicati...

There is no distinction, it's a red herring.