Online liability protections [for social media companies] have outlived usefulness, top lawmakers say

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4660878-section-230-online-liability-protections-mcmorris-rodgers-pallone/

Hmmm... Making social media companies liable for what users post. I'm all for making them take a more active involvement in what's going on but that would open up anyone hosting stuff to a world of liability...

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bersl2@furry.engineer · 6 pts · 2y

They've discovered that civil liability will circumvent the 1st Amendment protections preventing them from regulating free speech directly.

stefenauris@furry.engineer · 1 pts · 2y

@stefenauris@pawb.social stupid captcha ><
Then again nobody wants to see a picture of lawmakers face anyway