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We really, I think, should be concerned
when these companies that represent themselves as neutral platforms are
actually exercising editorial control and pushing particular political viewpoints,
because they're enjoying a special protected legal status on the theory
that they're providing a neutral platform for people to speak, to have a
diversity of views and so forth; and that status is based on section 230
of the Communications Decency Act, which protects them from legal liability,
and so this is the magic sauce from a legal standpoint that makes these
large platform companies possible, is they're not legally responsible for the
things that people say on their sites
when these companies that represent themselves as neutral platforms are
actually exercising editorial control and pushing particular political viewpoints,
because they're enjoying a special protected legal status on the theory
that they're providing a neutral platform for people to speak, to have a
diversity of views and so forth; and that status is based on section 230
of the Communications Decency Act, which protects them from legal liability,
and so this is the magic sauce from a legal standpoint that makes these
large platform companies possible, is they're not legally responsible for the
things that people say on their sites
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We really, I think, should be concerned
when these companies that represent
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themselves as neutral platforms are
actually exercising editorial control and
00:00:08.458 --> 00:00:12.005
pushing particular political viewpoints,
because they're enjoying a special
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protected legal status on the theory
that they're providing a neutral platform
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for people to speak, to have a
diversity of views and so forth;
00:00:20.208 --> 00:00:23.708
and that status is based on section 230
of the Communications Decency Act,
00:00:23.075 --> 00:00:27.458
which protects them from legal liability,
and so this is the magic sauce
00:00:27.583 --> 00:00:30.792
from a legal standpoint that makes these
large platform companies possible,
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is they're not legally responsible for the
things that people say on their sites.
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Movie Summary
The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and how they do it.
