These are the 4 realistic outcomes of getting rid of section 230 protections which say: no interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher.
Option 1: every post must be vetted and manually approved by mods. For a big site, not doable.
Option 2: everyone must register with real id and they are all responsible for what they posted. Doable, and goodbye anonymity. Dictators wet dream. Welcome thought police.
Option 3: Say fuck it and close shop, get rid of all user content.
Option 4: stop doing business in the us, host all servers, all infrastructure, register everything in foreign countries.
This is what they are all begging for. Complete fucking idiocy. 230 is the only reason we can have a forum like this. It's the only reason you are allowed to post on someone else's site. Unless of course if you want to just use foreign companies servers.
The goal is reform.
So tell me, how would you reform it? With big government deciding what should be censored?
Explain to me the reforms you would enact.
Forcing companies like YT to state definitively whether they are a platform or publisher.
Which currently had zero meaning online. How would this fix anything?
lol, what do you mean it has zero meaning online?
I wouldn’t. I don’t work for the government. I didn’t say anything about my position on the issue. I’m telling you what I think the goal is. Please take the attitude somewhere the fuck else. I owe you nothing.
Attitude? Wtf man I asked you an honest question. You suggested reform, how do we reform this in any meaningful way? If you don't want to have a conversation maybe you should take the attitude somewhere else.
For companies wanting 230 protection
Ownership, board membership, powers of attorney and loans must be by citizens of solely the US or incorporated entities(States, Indian tribes, random island commonwealths, etc) or corporations wholly owned directly or indirectly by such.
Bans of US citizens are not allowed unless they are currently imprisoned or under indictment or if they have multiple accounts.
Allow moderation of images/video less than 30 days old.
Only allow moderation of text (other than users blocking users) with a court order(including military courts) or a statement of copyright ownership and lack of fair use provided under penalty of perjury and permanent disbarment.
Only allow moderation of text with a court order? Why should I, who is paying for servers and made the site, have to go to court to remove your bullshit post? You're going to force me to pay for you?
Section 230 is not a right.