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		ortusdux on Jan 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU Commission: ‘No longer acceptable’ for platform... I've been wondering how much of all this is an (over?)reaction to the threat of the repeal of section 230. How many of the people making these decisions have reciently had meetings with legal where they learn what changes they would need to make to not risk lawsuits. Allowing governmental oversight, with legal protection, would sound pretty good in comparison.

_y5hn on Jan 12, 2021 [–]

We clearly need to understand what rules and algorithms are OK, what are their side-effects and potential for abuse.

To get governments into moderation business sounds like an idea that simply won't scale. We already got laws to cover the legal aspects.

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