Posted on 12/01/2020 11:21:02 PM PST by Arcadian Empire
Section 230, which is a liability shielding gift from the U.S. to “Big Tech” (the only companies in America that have it - corporate welfare!), is a serious threat to our National Security & Election Integrity.
Our Country can never be safe & secure if we allow it to stand.
Therefore, if the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to unequivocally VETO the Bill when sent to the very beautiful Resolute desk.
Take back America NOW.
Thank you!
Yes, a line drawn. Now, let’s see if it stands.
Repealing 230 is dangerous, all of your phone calls are going over the internet right now, cell phone, landline, they’ll come for you.
Sorry Jack, fun time is over.
Dont be silly its not about your phone calls.
What are the steps it would take to actually repeal this thing? I would like to track it so i know when to short twitter stock.
How so? Your ISP is carrying your post here, on FB and Twitter (if you post there), and your phone calls
What’s the difference?
Welcome to Free Republic.
You started with phone calls. Now you are talking FB and twitter. Vastly different conversation. My phone call is not a published piece of info. My FB post would be, but as i understand it the publisher is the one who would be held liable. so i could publish some crap on FB and FB would be in trouble. Hence the need to change the business model.
If this happens FR is done.
If I say “CNN sucks” Then Jim Rob gets sued. Maybe myself too.
Very Bad.
The problem has to be taken care of another way. Heck these social media companies are more like political Pacs that are not declaring that fact. Maybe If 230 was limited to forums that make under a certain amount of money. But doing away with it completely will take away your chance to speak. Jim will have shut this place down the next day.
Since when does FR censor? It is a rather open platform.
This sounds like a pretty simple and direct way to get it done. Add it to an authorization bill.
What if, I recorded your phone call with me, and posted it here? Or on Twitter?
Not that I would, but its over an ISP, so one of us is responsible for that content.
Is it you? me? FR?
If 230 is repealed, you’re now a publisher just from that comment.
All the time.
Want change? Crush ATT and Comcast.
Getting rid of 230 would be disastrous to small alt tech outfits like Bitchute, Rumble, Parler and the likes. They don’t have the deep pockets to fight of litigation that would inevitably ensure across all platforms. The big companies, like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube would probably applaud getting rid of 230, because it would destroy upstart competition.
What needs to be done is look at the actions of each platform and make the decision case by case on whether they are acting in according to the regs of 230. If they aren’t, revoke their 230 status and make them liable as publishers they are acting like. In the end, you protect the people that are truly acting like a platform, and make those that aren’t follow a different set of rules.
Free public has 0% censorship.
They never go in and delete something unless it’s rude or vulgar.
Liberal articles are Welcome to be posted here so we can see what they’re saying.
Liberal posters are welcome as long as there not rude or idiots (but that part is difficult)
FR censors and removes posts all the time.
But that isn’t even the point. The site owners would become responsible for every post on the site. The liability would kill this place. And any other forum on the Internet.
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