A good argument against Section 230 protections is that big tech companies are claiming services like Parler are responsible for their users' content anyway. The capital protests were organized mainly on Facebook; Parler doesn't even have group functionality.
Removing Section 230 would level the playing field.
@pete this section 230 issue has been a joke: it should protect you only if there is zero moderation (unless enforced by a judge). Selective moderation cannot be protected by s230 — then it’s unfair competition.
@francks No, the express purpose of Section 230 is to allow services to do moderation without making their legal situation worse.
Being a common carrier is the other option that exists regardless of Section 230. But that doesn't let you do moderation for content.
@pete I stand corrected. Still a bad idea in view of what it allowed the creation of...
