Section 230 Isn't Why Omegle Has Awful Content, And Getting Rid Of 230 Won't Change That

Section 230 Isn't Why Omegle Has Awful Content, And Getting Rid Of 230 Won't Change That

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Last year, I co-authored an article with my law school advisor, Prof. Eric Goldman, titled “Why Can’t Internet Companies Stop Awful Content?” In our article, we concluded that the Internet is just a mirror of our society. Unsurprisingly, anti-social behavior exists online just as it does offline. Perhaps though, the mirror analogy doesn’t go far enough. Rather, the Internet is more like a magnifying glass, constantly refocusing our attention on all the horrible aspects of the human condition.

Omegle, the talk-to-random-strangers precursor to Chatroulette, might be that magnifying glass, intensifying our urge to do something about awful content.

Section 230 Isn't Why Omegle Has Awful Content, And Getting Rid Of 230 Won't Change That

Aug 10, 2020, 6:15pm UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200807/08085845071/section-230-isnt-why-omegle-has-awful-content-getting-rid-230-wont-change-that.shtml > Last year, I co-authored an article with my law school advisor, Prof. Eric Goldman, titled “Why Can’t Internet Companies Stop Awful Content?” In our article, we concluded that the Internet is just a mirror of our society. Unsurprisingly, anti-social behavior exists online just as it does offline. Perhaps though, the mirror analogy doesn’t go far enough. Rather, the Internet is more like a magnifying glass, constantly refocusing our attention on all the horrible aspects of the human condition. > Omegle, the talk-to-random-strangers precursor to Chatroulette, might be that magnifying glass, intensifying our urge to do something about awful content.