What is Section 230 and what are its implications in today’s social media landscape?
Bret Weinstein’s conversation with attorney Ramsey Ramerman attempts to simplify the judicial history of Section 230. Their discussion begins by looking at how liability functioned in a print environment, when distributors were entities such as bookstores and libraries that were not generally held liable for the information they provided. Ramerman then covers the creation of Section 230 in the 1990s to address analogous liability issues with internet providers and the application of Section 230 today, when social media companies have the immunity from liability of distributors while also enjoying the protection of publishers with the arbitrary application of censorship.
The conversation also covers private companies acting as public squares and government working in partnership with private companies to control messaging.
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What is Section 230 and what are its implications in today’s social media landscape?
Bret Weinstein’s conversation with attorney Ramsey Ramerman attempts to simplify the judicial history of Section 230. Their discussion begins by looking at how liability functioned in a print environment, when distributors were entities such as bookstores and libraries that were not generally held liable for the information they provided. Ramerman then covers the creation of Section 230 in the 1990s to address analogous liability issues with internet providers and the application of Section 230 today, when social media companies have the immunity from liability of distributors while also enjoying the protection of publishers with the arbitrary application of censorship.
The conversation also covers private companies acting as public squares and government working in partnership with private companies to control messaging.
Image: Noto Emoji v2.034 1fae2.svg/ Wikimedia Commons