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Sen. Rubio: Twitter Now a Publisher and Should No Longer By Shielded from Liability

Discussion in 'Music, TV, Movies & other Media' started by Paul7, May 27, 2020.

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  1. The Mello Guy

    The Mello Guy Well-Known Member

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    See I know you agree with me and just want to argue. There is zero chance you prefer more govt power, especially over a private business.
     
    The Mello Guy, May 27, 2020
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  2. HB Surfer

    HB Surfer Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Rubio is 100% correct. Twitter line stepped and now needs to either reel it back, or take on the responsibilities of a publisher.

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    HB Surfer, May 27, 2020
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  3. LogicalParty

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    Cant wait for everyone to go after Trump for his tweets its going to be great..ill get the popcorn. Here is an idea...maybe if he doesnt want to be fact checked he should stop spreading misinformation and LIES all the time
     
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    LogicalParty, May 27, 2020
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  4. Egoboy

    Egoboy Well-Known Member Donor

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    I'm sorry.... did you just say "based on who's facts"???

    That is the death of your argument on the first page...
     
    Egoboy, May 27, 2020
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  5. Egoboy

    Egoboy Well-Known Member Donor

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    Twitter deleted Kathy Griffin's rather suggestive syringe tweet today... Are you pro or con that??

    Careful now.... Hypocrisy watch time....
     
    Egoboy, May 27, 2020
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  6. Lil Mike

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    I was wondering about that when I first heard that Twitter was going to fact check Trump's tweets. Why in the world would they throw away their present position for that of a publisher? It's a stupid business move, but if you hate Trump that much...
     
    Lil Mike, May 27, 2020
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  7. Doofenshmirtz

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    I prefer polite discussion. Sometimes government overreach comes through a private company. (IRS for example) I don't twit and don't care if they change their business as long as they don't expect the same protections as a utility.
     
    Doofenshmirtz, May 27, 2020
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  8. Egoboy

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    I just wish the day would come where everything this fat turd says is fully ignored... I know it's hard, especially if it's about you or somebody you know, but just consider the source.. he's wrong about most everything and adds nothing to any real discussion.

    I personally haven't watched Trump live on TV for over 18 months now, I don't follow him on Twitter, and I didn't listen to more than 3 minutes of a COVID briefing (I was in the other room... couldn't get to the remote)

    I do post SNIPS of his tweets when they back up points I'm trying to make about how moronic he is, but generally only after they've made the rounds...

    Bullies need to be ignored...
     
    Egoboy, May 27, 2020
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  9. Antiduopolist

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    Some good points, and I don't like what Twitter is doing, but it doesn't make them a publisher, no.

    Rubio's wrong.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  10. AmericanNationalist

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    How is it the death of my argument? Fact checking is now in question. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inconvenient-facts/201906/how-fact-checking-is-flawed

    Insofar as we want a 'fact' to be true, there is very little absolute truths in the world of politics. It's not like the law of gravity. Politics and religion share the uncanny resemblence of subjective statements.
     
    AmericanNationalist, May 27, 2020
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  11. Antiduopolist

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    Agree.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  12. Antiduopolist

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    Disagree.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  13. Antiduopolist

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    They're exercising no such role.

    In essence, they're tweeting about Trump's tweets.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  14. Antiduopolist

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    I don't disagree.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  15. Antiduopolist

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    I don't think they're exercising common sense, and I find them despicable.

    But they're still hosts, not publishers.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  16. Antiduopolist

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    Better case, as they engage in active censorship and de-platforming there.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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    They're disgusting, but no.

    Trump comments, they comment about his comments.

    Just more twits twittering.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  18. Antiduopolist

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    No.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  19. Antiduopolist

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    Not what happened; Rubio's wrong.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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  20. Antiduopolist

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    They shouldn't have done that, but she's pathetic and repugnant.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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    They're not becoming a publisher.

    They're just going to - in essence - tweet about Trump's tweets.

    Bad idea, but it doesn't change their host status.
     
    Antiduopolist, May 27, 2020
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    I agree with Rubio that Twitter (and Facebook ftm) are conducting themselves more like publishers than message boards, and this may warrant treating them as such legally if they continue to do so.

    I agree with you that this is a good case to send to the SC.
     
    modernpaladin, May 27, 2020
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  23. Egoboy

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    And Trump was just "fact checked", and he's equally pathetic and repugnant....

    Double Standard??
     
    Egoboy, May 27, 2020
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    I have a feeling that is going to be for a court to decide, but they are not just tweeting about Trump tweets. If @Jack were simply responding to Trump's tweets, that would be one thing, but Twitter hiring a fact checker to "fact check?" That sounds like a different kettle of fish. I have a feeling that goes at least against the spirit of Section 230, if not the actual text.
     
    Lil Mike, May 27, 2020
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  25. JakeStarkey

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    Twitter and FaceBook are private businesses and not public utilities.

    There will be no government regulation of them, but the will regulate the truth of Trump's speech.
     
    JakeStarkey, May 27, 2020
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