It would destroy social media companies with frivolous lawsuits.
There is nothing you can do to make the major social media companies liable for information posted on their site by a 3rd party. However, if you remove the protections, lawyers will include the social media company in every libel lawsuit they file, hoping for a settlement.
You will destroy EVERY social media platform and EVERY platform that allows content to be posted by 3rd parties. Each social media company will need to review all content for libel prior to allowing it to be made public. "Awaiting moderation" will be the result of posting any comment on any platform in the US.
[–] RevDrStrangelove 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
You guys really need to take 10 seconds and actually read the 1st Amendment. It's only one sentence long and very clear about its intent and scope.
[–] synthesizerToady 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The first amendment isn't free speech. Nor should it's protections be interpreted as the absolute limit of what ought to be protected. Either you believe free speech is valuable, and it should be protected from all malicious entities government or corporation. or you don't and the first amendment ought to be abolished.
[–] RevDrStrangelove 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago (edited ago)
Yeah, you, specifically, REALLY need to read the 1st Amendment.
[–] RevDrStrangelove ago
There is no 'right' to speak freely. The 1A merely restricts the government's ability to impede your speech. That's it. That's all we have. All this "Facebook censored muh freedumbs" is nonsense that isn't going anywhere.
[–] NEWCON ago
Hang the cocksuckers upside down and slit their throats.