In article <2ab9a074-bb67-4e75-1db1-2c7fff87f...@rollernet.us> you write: >On 1/10/21 4:00 PM, Eric S. Raymond wrote: >> sro...@ronan-online.com <sro...@ronan-online.com>: >>> While Amazon is absolutely within their rights to suspend anyone they want >>> for violation of their TOS, it does create an interesting >problem. Amazon is now in the content moderation business, which could >potentially open them up to liability if they fail to suspend any >other customer who hosts objectionable content. >>> >>> When I actively hosted USENET servers, I was repeatedly warned by in-house >>> and external counsel, not to moderate which groups I >hosted based on content, less I become responsible for moderating all groups, >shouldn’t that same principal apply to platforms like >AWS and Twitter? >> >> Yes, it would. This was an astonnishingly stupid move on AWS's part; >> I'm prett sure their counsel was not conmsulted. > >Surely everyone on this list, purportedly a network operators list, has >to have at least heard of 47 USC Section 230... right?
Unfortunately, you appear to be wildly overoptimistic.
