Techdirt Podcast Episode 387: Abolishing Section 230 Would Abolish Wikipedia
from the here-we-go-again dept
Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee had a hearing all about Section 230, in which they didn’t even attempt to find a witness pointing out its benefits. Among the many organizations that could have provided that vital perspective is the Wikimedia Foundation (as seen in three excellent posts on Medium), and this week we’re joined by Rebecca MacKinnon, Wikimedia’s VP of Global Advocacy and long-time open internet defender, to talk about why the hearing was bad and Section 230 is very, very important.
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Comments on “Techdirt Podcast Episode 387: Abolishing Section 230 Would Abolish Wikipedia”
Another thing that makebthr internet a plaything for the rich
The rich will always have been uncensored internet
Wikipedia and other sites will just block us users, but the rich will always be able to afford the means to circumvent that
Restrictions on Vpns will never affect the rich.
While they can ban VPN providers they cannot ban the protocol because it is needed for secure access to networks
So putting a VPN in a home abroad cannot be mitigated.
That is why the net will become a playground for the rich.
And circumventing geo restrictions does not break the law anywhere in America
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And thar’s we get a new generation learning about Marxism and violent, bloody revolution.