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by jcranmer 2066 days ago
Note that the test actually proposed (not the press release blurb) says:

> The moderation practices of a provider of interactive computer services are politically biased if the provider moderates information provided by information content providers in a manner that [...] disproportionately restricts or promotes access to, or the availability of, information from a political party, political candidate, or political viewpoint

That means that any service that chooses to do something like suppress known conspiracy theories is going to fall afoul of the proposed changes.

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For that matter, a policy of restricting hate speech will currently restrict one party more than another. A policy of prohibiting disinformation that could lead to voter suppression will currently restrict one party more than another. A policy of prohibiting misinformation about the ongoing pandemic will currently restrict one party more than another.