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My latest in @dcexaminer with @MChrisRiley!
From romance scams to QAnon on Peloton — The repeal of Section 230 has broad ramifications far beyond Big Tech https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/the-repeal-of-section-230-has-broad-ramifications-beyond-big-tech
From romance scams to QAnon on Peloton — The repeal of Section 230 has broad ramifications far beyond Big Tech https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/the-repeal-of-section-230-has-broad-ramifications-beyond-big-tech
We tried to focus on some points that most people don't highlight. For one, 230 applies to ALL KINDS OF SITES. It protects @Grubhub @Airbnb @onepeloton @Etsy @Walmart @amazon @bumble — any site that hosts user content, including reviews
Without 230, any business that engages in any form of content moderation would be liable for all user content. Moderation includes removing spam or taking down inappropriate content in the comment sections
This leads to "a perverse incentive known as the 'moderator's dilemma' encourages companies to do no moderation whatsoever or to restrict user content heavily, as they would be liable for it."
"No moderation means more undesirable content, spam, pornography, and harassment, making the internet a much less useful and safe place."Â
The internet would be a cesspool. Your voice would struggle to break through
The internet would be a cesspool. Your voice would struggle to break through
I also really wanted to stress unlawful content. "BuT wItHoUt 230 ThEy CouLd StiLl rEmOvE iLlEgaL CoNtEnT"
no.
There's a REASON questions of libel and other illegal content goes to COURT before a JUDGE. Context matters, facts in the case matters.
no.
There's a REASON questions of libel and other illegal content goes to COURT before a JUDGE. Context matters, facts in the case matters.
You're asking content moderators to be fully accountable judges. If they get it wrong? They're sued and they lose. Enormous costs. If they get it right? THEY CAN STILL BE SUED and even if they win in court, they just dealt with enormous costs. You think @mewe could handle that??
No. That's why they JUST WROTE AN OP-ED ON WHY 230 MATTERS https://twitter.com/senatorshoshana/status/1354038099572117504
"Dating sites would be riskier and less attractive for users without Section 230, as they would be unable to protect users from romance scams, which is a rising problem."Â Even @RepKinzinger knows this first hand after scammers used his image
"In 2019, @Etsy 'removed or disabled access to more than 470,000 listings from nearly 97,000 sellers who didn't meet its community standards.' This moderation scale is not easy for any company, and particularly not a smaller business." @jzubricki
@StackOverflow is an invaluable resource for all kinds of professional coders. It helps build the internet. But it could not exist in its current useful form without Section 230
EVEN @onepeloton now prohibits political speech on its online forums after QAnon terminology appeared in its "leaderboards." The very things people turned to during a global pandemic to stay healthy depend on Section 230.
Also every business that advertises or posts itself as a company through bigger tech needs 230
