alt Hacker NewsRemove section 230 fixes this problem. Every other business is responsible for what happens at their place of business/publications/sites. Social media sites follow the same rules as everyone else.
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ethin • today at 3:05 AM
Removing section 230 does not solve this problem. Section 230 does not do what you think it does.
mkhpalm • today at 1:33 AM
I don't see how section 230 covers them when so many of these scams get reported only for Meta to respond saying they didn't find any issues.
csnover • today at 12:07 AM
Hello, please see [0].
[0] https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referre...
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No other business is liable in this manner. Run a classified ad in a newspaper, use it to scam someone, newspaper not liable. Hack into router at Starbucks, use it for fraud, Starbucks not liable. Put ad in your front lawn, for fraud, you’re not liable.
Making each of these liable really makes it easy to destroy your competition or enemies - commit crime via such methods, they suffer.