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In reply to the discussion: AOC just made Mark Zuckerberg look like a deer in headlights. [View all]TomSlick
(11,098 posts)A good start would be to remove the special protections in federal law for internet "platforms" and apply the same regulations to Facebook, etc,. as apply to other publishers.
The concept of regulations applying only to broadcasters using the airwaves is antiquated. Very few people pull television from the airwaves anymore. Nevertheless, the FCC regulates broadcasters.
I get the statewide newspaper in Arkansas over the internet - the only way it is available outside of Little Rock. That newspaper will eventually only be available state-wide over the Internet. When that happens, it will nevertheless be held to the same rules as other publishers. Facebook, etc., are no different. They are publishers and should not have special protections written into federal law.