Board:   [DoveNet] Internet Discussion
Subject: Re: Mastodon - Wich Serve
From:    MIKE POWELL
Date:    Sat Jan 17, 2026 08:54

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Hit send too soon.

>  Interesting because there were so many arguments about Section 230 of
>  the Communications Decency Act, which grants online platforms immunity
>  from user-posted content - as long as they make a good-faith effort in
>  restricting offensive material.
>
>  It used to be that if a platform could argue that they didn't (or by
>  natureof the amount of content, couldn't) exert any editorial control
>  over their content, they could be found not liable, that they had
>  common carrier status. Cubby vs. Compuserve (1991) was a case that
>  resonated with BBSes back then.

IMHO, the algorithm is more than capable of editorial control and
exercises a level of it high enough that most social media platforms
should no longer be immune.

Their money will likely continue to make them so, though.
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