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Barr Raises Questions Over Whether Online Platforms Should Be Liable for User Content
The Epoch Times ^ | February 20, 2020 Updated: February 20, 2020 | Bowen Xiao

Posted on 02/20/2020 6:07:39 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

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To: semimojo

Please tell us of the last small company antitrust was applied against.

Our problems are with large companies. The law was written when these were tiny.

You are chasing an ephemeral problem. It doesn’t apply.


41 posted on 02/21/2020 1:54:19 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Our problems are with large companies.

Section 302 doesn't protect them from anti-trust laws. If they're monopolies go get 'em.

I want to know how big FR has to get before Jim loses control of his private property.

I've had others suggest 1M users as the threshold, but at exactly what point would you like the feds to step in?

42 posted on 02/21/2020 3:27:36 PM PST by semimojo
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To: semimojo

Any time there is unequal enforcement of a contract or terms.


43 posted on 02/21/2020 4:52:20 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Any time there is unequal enforcement of a contract or terms.

I'd have to go look but I'd bet a lot of money that the Terms of Service of all of the companies you're concerned about say they "reserve the right" to delete stuff, not that they have to do it if it violates their guidelines.

Those are the terms the user agreed to and they weren't violated.

44 posted on 02/21/2020 5:01:06 PM PST by semimojo
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