The LA and New Mexico jury verdicts accepted that Meta's and YouTube's products have design defects, distinctive from what Section 230 was created to protect
The verdicts in last week's social media trials have alarmed open-internet advocates. But it's possible to regulate platform design while also protecting speech
Can you have child safety and Section 230, too? I think so. But it requires acknowledging the distinction between speech and design: www.platformer.news/social-media... [image]
The compromise @caseynewton.bsky.social is proposing would be a big deal in the tech policy world. The feud between Section 230 absolutists and those seeking to rein in social media companies is a big reason why regulation always withers on the vine. [embedded post]
Here's a great and more detailed rundown of the two groups I mentioned @caseynewton: — https://www.platformer.news/ ... His conclusion: “Section 230 continues to do a lot of good, and should be handled with care. But to argue that it must be frozen in amber and preserved at a…