william.maggos<p><a href="https://liberal.city/tags/OtherwiseObjectionable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OtherwiseObjectionable</span></a> is all good but this episode is essential.</p><p>Before <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/Section230" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Section230</span></a>, an online space could choose not to moderate and then remain free of responsibility for anything, or try to moderate and become responsible for all the shit they couldn't keep up with. That would create an internet only trolls would want to use (jerk fedi?) or where mega corps ruled.</p><p>The law found a middle-ground by making posters not hosts responsible while encouraging moderation.</p><p><a href="https://pca.st/f8w1vucq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pca.st/f8w1vucq</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>