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this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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Will be dismissed on section 230 grounds.
Their content promotion algorithms are not protected by section 230. Those algorithms are the real problem, pushing more and more radical content onto vulnerable minds. (The alt-right YouTube pipeline is pretty well documented. Reddit, I think, less so. But they still promote "similar content")
Section 230 requires "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230#:~:text=good%20faith%20removal%20or%20moderation%20of%20third%2Dparty%20material Selection of click-bait algorithms is a choice. At least, they could select out promotion of murder and maiming without a sled ride.