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Yes, and many liken the internet and the resultant "democratisation of information" to the time, of the invention of the printing press.

At that time, as soon as the presses got rolling, every man and his dog, was producing pamphlets and flyers and leaflets and books of all kinds.

Freedom to speak, so to speak...

These, were espousing, whatsoever was the opinion of anyone.

Prior to this, information was generally the property of Religion and Royalty, Universities or the like, being effectively, branches of Religion or Royalty.

Over the next 600 years we arrived at ways, of disseminating information, wherein publishers of same, are liable for such, and it's truthfulness or veracity.

I think, we're going to come to a crossroads, where having a gazillion people agreeing with you, is not going to be a ticket to world domination.

This is where Science and Truth and Policing will play a part.

Sound effect:  Whoosh!

Exclamatory Speech: 'No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!'

 

Take it away :)

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A write/publisher and even the printer in Australia could get in trouble for printing the wrong thing, from defamation (printer not tied) to porn (printer gets in trouble)

 

 

In the USA they have Section 230, which grants immunity to internet platforms for liable etc, 

 

I think that platforms are 100 liable for what they "publish" - in Australia and other countries this is also in line with what government thinks

 

I also hold ISP's liable, but then I come from a printing and publishing background, 

 

The argument for ISP's is they are just the postman and can't see inside the package to know if it's illegal material

 

The counter to that is they actually can and do see inside, 

 

So while people seem to pretend that there is "free" speech, it's never really been say anything you want and even today you can't say o rpost anything you want

 

I am currently 24 remaining for a ban from Facebook because I dared to post photo's of 16th century art that contained a nipple and hairy armpit.

 

Vagina Museum, a fav of mine on Instagram had gotten in trouble so I reposted their post, and got hit

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1 hour ago, Coss said:

Yes, and many liken the internet and the resultant "democratisation of information" to the time, of the invention of the printing press.

At that time, as soon as the presses got rolling, every man and his dog, was producing pamphlets and flyers and leaflets and books of all kinds.

Freedom to speak, so to speak...

These, were espousing, whatsoever was the opinion of anyone.

Prior to this, information was generally the property of Religion and Royalty, Universities or the like, being effectively, branches of Religion or Royalty.

Over the next 600 years we arrived at ways, of disseminating information, wherein publishers of same, are liable for such, and it's truthfulness or veracity.

I think, we're going to come to a crossroads, where having a gazillion people agreeing with you, is not going to be a ticket to world domination.

This is where Science and Truth and Policing will play a part.

Sound effect:  Whoosh!

Exclamatory Speech: 'No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!'

 

Take it away :)

You do realise that the first book printed and published on the Western Printing press was the Gutenberg Bible, even the Chinese were using printing to spread Buddhist texts

 

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