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by eli 2067 days ago
> a modified version of section 230 that required sites to have a contact email and made them liable if they don’t address certain issues in an appropriate time period.

So recreate the DMCA Takedown process but for speech? Do you think the DMCA is working well for copyright holders and users?

The abuse of this would be massive. Let's say I don't like the comments you wrote so I email the host of the forum they're on and say they're defamatory. Now the host has to decide if they are defamatory (which is often a tough call even for lawyers) and also weigh the risk that I might file a costly lawsuit anyway. Or they just delete the comment.

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They always have the option of allowing everything and ignoring emails -- something the dcma doesn't offer.