When preparing your initial response to this discussion please review the sources above, and your additional research, to ascertain how we can address this important issue. What are the strengths and weaknesses of §230? Will a decentralized “platform” like Mastodon be protected from liability by §230. Does the Fediverse ecosystem qualify for §230 protection? Is regulation a better approach to these issues? What policies should be in place? Do technology platforms have a legal and ethical obligation to moderate content posted to their networks? What are potential alternatives to §230, both regulatory and non-regulatory?
Please discuss the economic, social, ethical and political perspectives, present and future, of these questions/issues in the context of our course materials as well as your own research. Identify and discuss at least two actual or potential outcomes resulting from these developments in your initial responses to the discussion. You will then engage your classmates in the discussion that follows.
