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What will constitute censorship and actionable editorializing

Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:30 pm
Posted by boosiebadazz
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:30 pm
In a post CDA 230 world?

Will it be an admin of a site deleting a thread simply because he doesn’t like the topic or the poster who created it?

How will we determine damages?

Will board ownership be liable for the actions of their volunteer moderators or will the moderators be personally liable?

It’s going to be a strange new world soon
This post was edited on 7/11/20 at 11:31 pm
Posted by lsuguy84
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:31 pm to
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Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:33 pm to
Will you have to post a bond to be a volunteer moderator?

Who will underwrite that bond for your (presumed) personal liability for the editorial and now actionable decisions you make?

Is it even worth the risk at that point? Will non-corporate owned sites be able to afford the staffing and insurance for paid moderators under the course and scope umbrella?
This post was edited on 7/11/20 at 11:35 pm
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:39 pm to
Would an actionable editorial decision that lead to a lawsuit give rise to an unmasking of all volunteer moderators?

Would the predilections and prejudices of those moderators then be imparted onto the site itself?
This post was edited on 7/11/20 at 11:40 pm
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:41 pm to
Do terms of service create a contract between the user and the owner?
Posted by TerryDawg03
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Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:42 pm to
quote:

It’s going to be a strange new world soon


It's all a shitshow, and it'll be a dumpster fire if the dems win the White House. Especially if they hold one of the houses, too.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80228 posts
Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:48 pm to
Does the cost of litigation defending suits without a 230 defense to the suit serve as a barrier to entry for forums trying to get off the ground?

In trying to protect speech do we send up stifling forums for speech and funneling internet speech to silos of agreement or deep enough pockets?
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80228 posts
Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:54 pm to
Karla, NIH, any of the smart guys?

No thoughts here?

Probably still researching the Roger Stone trial and poring through your highlighted and earmarked copy of the Mueller Report for that deleted thread



This post was edited on 7/11/20 at 11:57 pm
Posted by Caplewood
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:55 pm to
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:57 pm to
Hmm. Openly daring the admins to hit him with the banhammer.

:boldstrategycottongif:
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80228 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:00 am to
Seems to be a political topic in light of the recent EO regarding social media?

Seems pertinent in light of a thread of mine being deleted earlier with no explanation of what board rule I broke.

But a great segue into a larger conservation about what message boards look like in the future
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
79677 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:02 am to
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thread of mine being deleted earlier with no explanation of what board rule I broke.


Yeah, you came across as trolling to me. Not one of your better efforts, mind you, but I didn’t get the deletion, either. I’ve seen more obvious troll threads stay up.
This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 12:05 am
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80228 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:07 am to
It wasn’t a troll thread. Predictably not many addressed the substance and instead turned to personal attacks, but I somehow how got penalized for pointing that out.

The Parscale guy and a few others addressed the OP but we all got punished for _____.

But it does raise a larger question about what a post-230 world looks like.

Should I be able to sue tigerdroppings for the editorial decision their agent made in deleting the thread and get past an initial exception due to their being no Section 230 immunity (motion to dismiss the suit before it gets started)?

I think that’s a dangerous and slippery slope to go down, but it seems we have some here who want to see what that looks like
This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 12:09 am
Posted by frogglet
Member since Jul 2018
1161 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:08 am to
I am partial to the argument that the first amendment and how it has already been interpreted by the courts makes 230 redundant and unnecessary. I think that if it is revoked it won't end up mattering in the long run, because the supreme court will basically rule that the first amendment provides those protections already.

LINK
This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 12:09 am
Posted by David_DJS
Member since Aug 2005
17888 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:10 am to
quote:

I am partial to the argument that the first amendment and how it has already been interpreted by the courts makes 230 redundant and unnecessary. I think that if it is revoked it won't end up mattering in the long run, because the supreme court will basically rule that the first amendment provides those protections already.


So is it antitrust that we can hope levels the playing field somewhat?
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
79677 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:10 am to
quote:

It wasn’t a troll thread.

You’ll just have to excuse me. You’re a known quantity.
quote:

Should I be able to sue tigerdroppings for the editorial decision their agent made in deleting the thread and get past an initial exception due to their being no Section 230 immunity (motion to dismiss the suit before it gets started)?


Knock yourself out. See how far it gets you.
This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 12:12 am
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
79677 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:20 am to
And just like that...your thread’s back up.

With a lock on it. But back up, nevertheless.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80228 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:24 am to
I don’t see it?
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
79677 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:25 am to
Last response from me @ 11:22 pm.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80228 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:27 am to
Oh, wow. Anchored and locked. This one is anchored too.

Bastion of civil discourse and exchange of competing ideas here
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