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They also libel you after you have been banned because you cannot respond.
by XiaoPing 14y ago
They also libel you after you have been banned because you cannot respond.
- codezero 14y agoContent providers are not subject to the same laws of libel as, for example, newspapers. see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubby,_Inc._v._CompuServe_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubby,_Inc._v._CompuServe_Inc. And the subsequent Section 230 of the CDA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communications_Decency_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communicatio...
- desbest 14y agoWhen the admins who run the "content providers" are engaging in libel themselves, about the people that use(d) their service, it's a whole different ball game. In no way was it implied that an ISP or other information transfer network (ie. the post), had to moderate its data transfers. This is about the specific service that uses the network, not the network.
- codezero 14y agoAdmins are for the most part volunteers who do not work for or represent the company. But you are right, if company employees are saying things specifically about people that would be considered libelous that's a problem.