07-03-2020, 10:36 AM
(07-02-2020, 07:19 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: So depriving people of a platform based on discriminatory enforcement is not damaging? Much like refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same sex couple right? They aren't damaged, they can go to another bakery, correct?
Except it's not as described above. I'm aware that conservative or political party affiliation is not a protected characteristic. However, the argument being made against social media platforms such as Twitter is that they actively engage in discrimination that damages those discriminated against.
They have no legal basis to sue for a violation of their civil rights. If they did they could proceeed with that action.
47 USC 230 has nothing to do with ideology. It was drafted to protect against liability for damage from things like threats or libel or fraud that get posted on social media. Just like the PLCAA has nothing to do with ideology and was designed to protect gun makers from liability of damage done by crimnals using their guns. You can't pull a gunmaker's protection just because it prefers to sell guns to conservatives more than liberals.
