And because of that the governments of the world need to give YouTube and all social media platforms a choice, become publishers legally and ban whoever you want, or stay platforms, and don’t ban whoever you want and enjoy the legal protections from being a platform
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Replying to @DB701 @Fernando45Faria and
Why can’t platforms ban who they want?
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For the same reason the phone company can’t decide who talks on it and about what, or what mass texts go through and which ones don’t. The phone company isn’t liable for conspiracy if someone plots a murder on there, because it’s a platform.
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Phone companies are legally classified as utilities, social media companies are not.
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Correct, but they both operate in principle and practice as platforms, and enjoy the resulting immunity. People have used Facebook, WhatsApp, etc to organize killings, and the companies do not get sued, to say nothing of potential legal liability they escape for libel, slander.
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Replying to @pikachuevie @midnightchow and
Perhaps it’s time to then have these social media companies listed as utilities then.
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Replying to @DB701 @midnightchow and
No, socialist, your hurt feelings is no reason for that kind of government overreach.
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Replying to @pikachuevie @midnightchow and
Ok well then let’s get rid of the concept of a utility company then if it’s such an overreach
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Replying to @DB701 @midnightchow and
You could argue that, if you want, I mean...it's neither here nor there.
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Well I’m not because that’s stupid
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Replying to @DB701 @pikachuevie and
Pikachu, what do you believe should be done, if anything? Not attacking, and have no plans to argue with whatever you propose. Just want to consider a constructive alternative to my viewpoint (which even I’m not crazy about).
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