Monday, August 30, 2021

Intended Consequences?

The question is worth asking because if Senate Democrats get their way, they’ll weaponize S230 reform to target online gun marketplaces. Conservatives urging repeal of Section 230 are playing right into their hands. [More]

Yow.

Now what?

[Via DDS]

Tangentially-Related UPDATE:
But applied to entities such as Facebook that handle millions of items of third-party content a day, the laissez-faire approach threatens free speech by concentrating unchecked censorial power in the hands of a few companies.  [More]
So "Damned if we do, damned if we don't" is the best anyone can come up with?

[Via Michael G]

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Each and every policy initiative carries consequences, some clear, some hidden, some simply not thought of until your adversary discovers what you've handed him on a silver platter.
Caveat emptor.

Anonymous said...

Take their operations entirely offshore.

Anonymous said...

What is the proper term for a society where the means of production remain in private hands but are managed through a public-private partnership?

FASCISM!