On Facebook right now:
Effective October 1, 2020, section 3.2 of our Terms of Service will be updated to include: “We also can remove or restrict access to your content, services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Facebook.”
In other words, they are given themselves legal permission to block any further discussion of section 230 protections. Want to talk about how fakebook is breaking the law and needs to be regulated? TOO bad, your account has been suspended!
Want to talk about election interference? That could run the risk of fakebook being targeted by further legislation! Suspended!
Want to support a candidate who's platform includes limiting the protections for big tech? Suspended!
On Facebook right now:
Effective October 1, 2020, section 3.2 of our Terms of Service will be updated to include: “We also can remove or restrict access to your content, services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Facebook.”
In other words, they are given themselves legal permission to block any further discussion of section 230 protections. Want to talk about how fakebook is breaking the law and needs to be regulated? TOO bad, your account has been suspended!
Want to talk about election interference? That could run the risk of fakebook being targeted by further legislation! Suspended!
Want to support a candidate who's platform includes limiting the protections for big tech? Suspended!