Richard Spencer

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Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

Basically, if the New York Times publishes libel, you can sue them. If someone publishes libel in a reply to one of your tweets, you can't sue Twitter. This is a reasonable law, as it acknowledges a fundamental difference between old and new media. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2021

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Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

§230 of the Decency Act gives tech companies immunity from being sued for libel over comments left on these platforms. It lays the groundwork for treating these companies as neutral platforms, not publishers. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2021

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Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

Critics of §230 are correct when they say that Twitter was able to grow into a major platform, in part, by being immune to libel suits. This was also the basis of the "Wild West" nature of social media throughout the 2010s. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2021