Section 230 was foundational to shifting the risk of running social networks. This, good or bad, brought us to where we are.
Once they knock it down, the unintended consequences will be... interesting. 🍿
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2025
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Wouldn't that mean Lemmy is fucked if it allows US users? No way instances can afford that kind of moderation.
That is one possible outcome. The other is they put so many loopholes and exceptions in it to appease a particular point of view and it becomes meaningless.
Either way, investments will likely be impacted.
While democracy burns, democrats do absolute dick.
Oh no no, they enthusiastically help dismantle the basic rights of American citizens; at least the ones with corporate interests.
The fact that Lindsey Graham is in bed with these fuckers on this bill should be all the red flags needed, to be honest.
"either willful ignorance or calculated misdirection"
Section 230 is good overall I think it just shouldn't apply to anything sorted by engagement or not clearly defined and auditable. Section 230 makes sense for Craigslist but not for Facebook/Twitter. If a site has a "suggested posts" section or "you may like" feature they should be treated as publishers and not protected.
Lemmy can suggest top posts. Should it be protected?
Lemmy cant. It has a clear cut sorting strategy which is open source. Assuming we're talking about actual suggestions which are based on something else than most upvotes, most downvotes, most upvotes per time.