voron, 7 months ago

@DeanBaker13 agreed, thank you for posting this
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“A Clinton-era telecommunications law granted social media companies immunity from the libel laws that newspapers and TV stations have to follow. Now we’re living with the consequences: billionaires controlling what does and doesn't count as a lie.”
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We really have to deal with the mess that is #billionaire controlled mass #media #news #information and #propaganda
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#goverment isn’t #bigbrother
We have #bigtechbros in charge

LLS, 7 months ago

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nosmaharba, 7 months ago

@LLS @DeanBaker13 @MAD_democracy I think so. Repealing 230 is a huge step in destroying social media. People like MBS, Putin & Musk need social media destroyed so they can keep their shenanigans from the public.

Things like trying to silence someone you sexually assaulted by buying them a pony

MAD_democracy, 7 months ago

@LLS @DeanBaker13

Boosts are articles we think worth reading, not endorsements.

But we'd note column discusses exempting non-commercial sites and other ways of limiting the scope.