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Brazil's Supreme Court clears way to hold social media liable for user content

40 pointsby rbanffyyesterday at 8:55 PM19 commentsview on HN

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anitilyesterday at 11:29 PM

I will be interested in how this plays out. I believe it's Section 230 [0] that allows US platforms to not be held liable. I'd be keen to understand whether this effectively bans social media (and comment sections?) from Brazil, or whether people need to click an I-promise-I'm-not-Brazilian button to access them.

[0] Not a lawyer so wikipedia is the best I have - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230

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ChrisArchitecttoday at 1:14 AM

Previously:

Brazil's Supreme Court makes social media liable for user content

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44256169

mastotootyesterday at 11:30 PM

US Social Media should just cancel service to that territory.

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andrenthtoday at 1:08 AM

“Brazilian Supreme Court suddenly deems 11-year-old law unconstitutional after their own corruption is exposed on social media”

infotainmentyesterday at 10:50 PM

I'd rather just a full blanket ban on social media, but I guess it's something.

Social media is basically what cigarettes were in the 50s: everyone uses it, and seemingly no one is aware of how it is almost entirely bad.

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