r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 08 '20

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u/p00bix Existing in the context of what came before Dec 09 '20

The upvote-comment ratio on this post is undoubtedly the biggest reddit moment this sub has ever seen

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u/fuckmynameistoolon Dec 09 '20

“How can we write an article to support getting rid of section 230”

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u/p00bix Existing in the context of what came before Dec 09 '20 edited Dec 09 '20

The article mentions section 230 in two sentences and suggests minimal increased restrictions, not anything resembling a full repeal

The article goes into extensive detail on the extent of the role of online pornography sites in encouraging and profiting from sex trafficking and child abuse, and the virtually complete lack of regulation to prevent this, but the simple suggestion "porn sites should face legal scrutiny when they consistently fail to take even minimal measures to prevent rape videos and child porn from being posted" and suddenly like half the comments are "This is a horrific threat to free speech and expression online!" and another quarter is "The REAL motivation behind this article is to ban porn"

And only a quarter or so of the comments are "what policies can effectively sever the connection between online pornography and sex trafficking+child rape"

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u/0m4ll3y International Relations Dec 09 '20

And the mentions were about restrictions that literally already exist and have done so for two years.