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Because I am a capitalist. Private industry is private industry. You seem to want to have the big bad government regulate social media because you believe you have a right to it.
Utter madness.
I see no evidence of government protecting these companies.
Section 230 is a section of Title 47 of the United States Code that was enacted as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which is Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and generally provides immunity for online computer services with respect to third-party content generated by its users. At its core, Section 230(c)(1) provides immunity from liability for providers and users of an "interactive computer service" who publish information provided by third-party users:
Why should it? Who does it hurt? It is not public.We constrain other private businesses. Can a phone company shut of the calls of a white supremacist?
Marty is following the liberal conceit that, if you benefit from laws enforced by the government, the government owns you, and can "regulate" you as they see fit. It's like the public accommodations horseshit.I see no evidence of government protecting these companies.
Sure. But who would put up with that? I mean, I would never do business with a company that spied on my phone calls, or tried to censor my political activities. Would you?We constrain other private businesses. Can a phone company shut of the calls of a white supremacist?
Section 230 prevents the government regulation you are so keen to bring to private industry.We regulate private industry all the time. Since the government gives these companies protection from bad consequences of the speech, they can't claim it as their speech.
Section 230 - Wikipedia
it makes a huge difference.
Why should it? Who does it hurt? It is not public.
Sure. But who would put up with that? I mean, I would never do business with a company that spied on my phone calls, or tried to censor my political activities. Would you?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If Section 230 is your beef, repeal it. And stop whining about media companies that won't do what you want them to.We regulate private industry all the time. Since the government gives these companies protection from bad consequences of the speech, they can't claim it as their speech.
Section 230 - Wikipedia
Section 230 prevents the government regulation you are so keen to bring to private industry.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If Section 230 is your beef, repeal it. And stop whining about media companies that won't do what you want them to.
Seriously, I would support repealing 230. Because, it won't make any difference. The courts will settle on the same policy through case law, because it make sense. And then what will you whine about?
Ok. But we both know that's not true. Other companies would happily promise not to do that and take all the business away from those that do.Then you would have to go without phones.
Lol, if you say so. Just because something offends you does not make it law.
Sure, if that white supremacist violates their user policyWe constrain other private businesses. Can a phone company shut of the calls of a white supremacist?
Of course. Trash all your principles in the name of the motherfucking culture war. Great plan.And I'll say it again, if we let the left control all the means of discussion and information, they win.
Ok. But we both know that's not true. Other companies would happily promise not to do that and take all the business away from those that do.
Sure, if that white supremacist violates their user policy
Of course. Trash all your principles in the name of the motherfucking culture war. Great plan.
Maybe you haven't noticed. There's more than one!Starting a phone network from scratch?
It's called being a statist sellout. Enjoy your fascism.It's called being a realist.
