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Fiendish Thingy

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10. DU is already liable for the content on its site

Sun May 24, 2026, 11:19 PM

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That’s why we have a clear TOS, juries and MIRT.

Just as newspapers are responsible for what they publish, including the comments.

I’m not talking about prior restraint and anti-first amendment censorship, I’m talking about the same playing field for all content providers, with the same liabilities and consequences for publishing irresponsible, false, harmful or potentially criminal content.

Right now, Facebook, X, TikTok and other social media platforms are exempt from those kinds of consequences.

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media outlets that can't get fcc licenses? rampartd Saturday #3

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