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re: Twitter loses immunity over user-generated content in India
Posted on 7/6/21 at 2:58 pm to notsince98
Posted on 7/6/21 at 2:58 pm to notsince98
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Unless I am misreading this, doesn't this mean India is demanding Twitter do MORE censoring of their users content? We need less of that in this country.
Twitter/social media is either a public square or publisher.
When twitter edits/deletes content arbitrarily, they are no longer a public square. They are a publisher... like the new york times or cnn. This should open twitter (like the NYT or CNN) to liability lawsuits for defamation, libel, etc..
The problem is that social media is enjoying government protection from liability claims without earning it (free speech)
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Posted on 7/6/21 at 3:02 pm to meansonny
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When twitter edits/deletes content arbitrarily, they are no longer a public square. They are a publisher...
so Chicken/TD is a publisher?
Posted on 7/6/21 at 5:18 pm to meansonny
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Twitter/social media is either a public square or publisher.
A distinction that I don't think actually exists in legal terms.
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When twitter edits/deletes content arbitrarily, they are no longer a public square. They are a publisher... like the new york times or cnn. This should open twitter (like the NYT or CNN) to liability lawsuits for defamation, libel, etc..
But editorializing is directly protected by the First Amendment. Publishers can dictate what content they produce and do so.
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The problem is that social media is enjoying government protection from liability claims without earning it (free speech)
You understand that this won't help free speech. If Twitter was liable for what their users post, they would be far more censorious.
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