On Sat, Mar 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM Joe <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:28:05 -0400 > Jeffrey Walton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Section 230 provides broad immunity for companies like Meta and > > Facebook. It is completely opposite of the way things work in the > > real world, where publishers are responsible for the material they > > publish and distribute. > > But the telephone providers have never been held responsible for any > slander uttered though their connections.
Teleco's are called Common Carriers under US Law. Section 230 specifically targets Interactive Computer Service users and providers. They are different under US law. It is like comparing apples and oranges. > But one way or another would be good. If they censor or apply political > bias to what they carry, then they are have responsibility for what > they allow through. At the moment they claim no responsibility when they > clearly are applying editorial control. Jeff
