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by xxpor 2022 days ago
>Section 230 was created after people sued ISPs using laws intended to allow lawsuits against newspapers.

No, they sued a Prodigy as a forum, not as an ISP. The distinction is critical. ISPs are closer to common carriers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prod....