Proposal: New Framework for Section 230 Protections
As social networks increasingly make editorial decisions, are they still "platforms" that should be protected from illegal acts by their users?
My 2 main criteria:
—banning people beyond legal requirements
—post selection
1/4
As social networks increasingly make editorial decisions, are they still "platforms" that should be protected from illegal acts by their users?
My 2 main criteria:
—banning people beyond legal requirements
—post selection
1/4
If banning people and choosing posts (whether human or algorithmic selection), they are publishers and should have comparable legal exposure.
Same even if they don't ban people beyond legal mandates.
If they do neither, section 230 should protect them.
2/4
Same even if they don't ban people beyond legal mandates.
If they do neither, section 230 should protect them.
2/4
Trickiest one is no post selection (other than user-controlled), but accounts are banned.
If there's clear banning criteria ("hate" likely too mushy & has no legal standing) AND clear path to redemption, plus some sort of follower portability, a version of 230 should apply.
3/4
If there's clear banning criteria ("hate" likely too mushy & has no legal standing) AND clear path to redemption, plus some sort of follower portability, a version of 230 should apply.
3/4
Notes:
- there should be some exemption for ad insertions
- emphasis should be on creating tools for users to control their own feeds, like a graphic equalizer that chooses what frequencies to over/under-emphasize
- this is high-level & directional, meant as a starting point
4/4
- there should be some exemption for ad insertions
- emphasis should be on creating tools for users to control their own feeds, like a graphic equalizer that chooses what frequencies to over/under-emphasize
- this is high-level & directional, meant as a starting point
4/4
Related looooooong thread on free speech on social networks:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ideafaktory/status/1026483342965985280
My podcast exploring this solution in-depth. IdeaFaktory.com/speech
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