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Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 4 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ssorc3 ◴[29 May 20 18:13 UTC] No.23353512[source]▶
So I have a question about this. Does free speech apply to platforms like Facebook and Twitter? I would have thought that a website owner has a choice about the content of their website, even if that content is user generated. Surely they could remove any tweet they wanted and not be sued?
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buzzerbetrayed ◴[29 May 20 18:28 UTC] No.23353698[source]▶
It depends. And the problem that people have is that social media companies want to be both publishers and platforms.

For example, T-Mobile is a platform. They aren't responsible for anything you say when on the phone, using their network.

CNN is a publisher. They are responsible for anything that gets posted on their website, and can get sued accordingly.

Social media companies want to choose what is posted on their website, but also not be held responsible for anything that is posted on their website. They want the perks of being a publisher, and the perks of being a platform.

Obviously there are arguments made on both sides. But that is the general disagreement, if I understand correctly.

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1. dlp211 ◴[29 May 20 18:42 UTC] No.23353887[source]▶
> CNN is a publisher. They are responsible for anything that gets posted on their website, and can get sued accordingly.

This isn't true though. CNN/NYTimes/etc can't be sued for 3rd party comments on their site. CNN is also allowed to filter what comments make it on their site. These are not opposing ideas.

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2. dpoochieni ◴[29 May 20 19:00 UTC] No.23354108[source]▶
They already don't allow commenting on most articles. Makes you wonder what they are afraid of...
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3. blueboo ◴[29 May 20 19:08 UTC] No.23354234[source]▶
The briefest investigation of the comments sections of local news sites explains what they're not only afraid of, but perfectly rationally expecting amd shrewdly avoiding.
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4. dpoochieni ◴[29 May 20 20:44 UTC] No.23355302{3}[source]▶
I don't follow much local news this days, can you share an example?

I grew up reading the NYTimes online and thought that the discussion section offered great debate. I think it might have become a case of it is too expensive to moderate? Do people just post ads and spam? Because in my mind, active discussion is always good