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looks like someone at redditinc suddenly realized it would potentially lose its section 230 immunity.
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Can you explain why pls? I don’t know much about 230.
Basic idea is that if you own a website where people post stuff, you aren't responsible for what people post.
It gets difficult to argue its not you if you put the person in charge of what posts are allowed.
Thank you for responding, and you are correct.
Could you explain the idea in a few words?
Not the same person but:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230
Basically, "providers" aren't considered to be publishing content. They're just providing a means to transmit it. Like you can't hold the phone company liable if one criminal calls another and the two organize a bank heist. You can call that "Section 230 immunity".
However, once a company starts creating/directing/moderating the content it is providing it can no longer say "we're just a pipe stuff flows through".
That's very informative, thanks! Now I get it.
Thank you for responding, and you are spot on.