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by nobody9999 1985 days ago
That's all true.

But that's not the really bad part.

Section 230 means that you can't be sued for something I say.

But it doesn't just apply to FB and Twitter. It applies to HN. It applies to Github repos and Discord channels and every person and device connected to the Internet in the US.

Get rid of Section 230 and then you can be sued for what other people say.

Which would pretty much kill all but the biggest platforms, because only they could afford the liability.

Section 230 has been protecting free speech on the Internet for 25 years. We should keep doing that.

See here[0] for more details. The title is snarky, but it has lots of good information.

[0] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200531/23325444617/hello...