@AriCohn @profgalloway I guess they think Stratton v. Prodigy would be the default standard (even though the federal courts had already ruled differently re CompuServ). Anyway, to me the issue is whether the courts could have worked this out without Congressional intervention. I bet they could.
@sfmnemonic @AriCohn @profgalloway Are you new to Twitter?
@petergklein @sfmnemonic @profgalloway Maybe not the best person to pose that question to.
@AriCohn @sfmnemonic @profgalloway Is there a version of Godwin's law that says it's impossible to have civilized conversations on 230?
@sfmnemonic @AriCohn @profgalloway Of course, much of the literature from 230 enthusiasts (including your piece above) begs the counterfactual question of what kind of internet we would have in the absence of a blanket liability shield, a question of particular interest to economists (and all thoughtful people).
@petergklein @sfmnemonic @profgalloway Not sure that speaks at all to what we should do with the law. What might have been is not a cogent basis for writing laws now.
@sfmnemonic @petergklein @profgalloway I've certainly been party to far worse. I tend to not consider sharp disagreement with some ribbing uncivilized, but I also take into consideration that I'm a bit of a dick and my perception of civilized may differ from others.
@AriCohn @sfmnemonic @petergklein @profgalloway In fairness, some define "uncivilized" as "anyone who is not in complete agreement with my every word". Curiously, those sorts tend to be the most aggressively confrontational. Odd coincidence.
@AriCohn @sfmnemonic @petergklein @profgalloway Not that I agree with them. But that would make me uncivilized, I suppose.