Thanks to @zittrain, @normative and a host of others who reached out.
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Last week, I wrote a story about Facebook + Section 230. Problem was, I was super, duper wrong. So I’ve updated the piece to reflect what’s actually going on — and in so doing, hopefully showed how I (along with a host of others) got Section 230 so wrong.https://www.vox.com/technology/2019/5/6/18528250/facebook-speech-conservatives-trump-platform-publisher …
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In short: Section 230 protects Facebook and its ability to moderate content and users. There’s no “neutrality” requirement — the difference isn’t between publisher and platform, but between ‘your content’ and ‘content made by Facebook'pic.twitter.com/nSO2SO21eR
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This is an excerpt from an order issuing alternative writ of mandate stemming from a lawsuit filed against Twitter by a white nationalist who had been barred from the service. He lost.pic.twitter.com/M8HXMYiidt
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Related: when Chuck Johnson sued Twitter after getting banned, the court referenced Section 230 but also made the point that Twitter has rules! Which it wants users to follow!pic.twitter.com/Q3cCoe1jEe
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Thank you. You are one of my favorite journalists, and I value this kind of "mistake-correction work" so, so highly. PS, if you could please arrange to be on EVERY PODCAST that would be grand. :)
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EFF “I don’t know who started it [that §230 requires neutrality], but we hear it constantly...from tons of people who should know better.” Perhaps it could, at least partially, be the result of EFF’s advocacy placing public obligations on private actors?https://medium.com/@nturkewitz_56674/eff-defending-your-back-or-mounting-a-full-frontal-assault-6b72ca03854f …
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you are awesome. so happy to see this piece
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Ha, thanks!
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I sometimes disagree with you, but I always admire your honesty and commitment to journalistic ethics.
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