mbd39 1,633 Member · Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Anyone concerned about Section 230 being repealed? It protects websites from legal liability for hosted content. If it is repealed then you could say goodbye to sites allowing any user submitted content in order to avoid lawsuits. At least all user content would be heavily controlled and censored. https://www.newsweek.com/section-230-us-law-explained-donald-trump-terminated-tweet-1550757 Edited December 2, 2020 by mbd39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup 1,946 Administrator · Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 If you read that article, and many others, the general consensus is that they don't expect Section 230 to be completely revoked or repealed, but rather amended or changed some. Not to minimize the issue, but I don't think we are nearing some catastrophic end to the internet. Nevertheless, it's good to be informed and up-to-date, and share opinions when needed, on this or any issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 1,633 Member · Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, spacepup said: If you read that article, and many others, the general consensus is that they don't expect Section 230 to be completely revoked or repealed, but rather amended or changed some. Not to minimize the issue, but I don't think we are nearing some catastrophic end to the internet. Nevertheless, it's good to be informed and up-to-date, and share opinions when needed, on this or any issue. I'm just concerned because Trump is threatening to veto a defense bill unless 230 is repealed. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-threatens-veto-defense-bill-section-230-repeal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange 1,618 Member · Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) 58 minutes ago, mbd39 said: I'm just concerned because Trump is threatening to veto a defense bill unless 230 is repealed. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-threatens-veto-defense-bill-section-230-repeal/ I know this isn’t the politics section so sorry but imagine a president that is more concerned with getting back at the internet because of all of the mean things about him that are on it than he is mitigating the effect of the pandemic here in the US. Edited December 2, 2020 by The Strangest 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega 83 Member · Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Wasn't the internet created to hide from the government and get away from propaganda in the first place?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel 1,597 Member · Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Just now, VegaVegas said: Wasn't the internet created to hide from the government and get away from propaganda in the first place?? Are you from an alternate reality where the internet wasn't created by the government in the first place? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus 2,905 Member · Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Don’t make the Googles mad. Didn’t they purchase a military grade killer robot manufacturer some years back? edit: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2013/12/14/what-the-heck-will-google-do-with-these-scary-military-robots/amp/ Edited December 2, 2020 by Hammerfestus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 1,506 Member · Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 The whole intent of this is to get back at big tech for their coverage on the Trump administration. It’s supposed to be a scare tactic to try to get big companies like Twitter and Facebook to compromise. Now how it’s going to be used in years to come is going to be a slippery slope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful 2,466 Member · Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Crazy how Trump doesnt realize it applies to him and the right wing propaganda machine too 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR 456 Member · Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 They're already censoring people so what difference does it make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirZero 1,027 Member · Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 7 hours ago, VegaVegas said: Wasn't the internet created to hide from the government and get away from propaganda in the first place?? Nope. It was created for porn. Which VGS is guilty of when it comes to "video game variety" porn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild 6,953 Editorials Team · Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 In other words, Trump wants to "defund the military?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,713 Member · Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 12 hours ago, CMR said: They're already censoring people so what difference does it make? Well I saw a lot of censoring when it came to the news / last elections, then there's all the companies kowtowing to China , the internet certainly doesn't feel as free as it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus 2,905 Member · Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I don’t know. I can still find every kind of boob. And Wikipedia still works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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