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They do vote and they should vote. That to me is quite different from deliberately inflaming them to other actions.

edit: what I mean by that is that facebook, twitter and reddit and 4chan should be held directly responsible for the violence they foster. "we're just a communication mechanism" doesn't cut it anymore. Their promotion algorithms are very different from being a telephone company




Yes they do not deserve section 230 protections as the algorithm makes them a publisher.


Where does this "publisher/platform" meme come from? It's completely incorrect but I keep seeing it. https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referre... for more.




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