🏛️ Narrow Section 230 carve-out unleashes a tort wave on social platforms

Chamath politics-market w=1.02 · n=96 · E164 (2024-02-02) · explicit_prediction · strength 3 ▶ 16:18 SUPPORT · horizon 36mo

“I think that if you were to write a narrow amendment to Section 230 that said that these social media companies or other organizations that had certain characteristics were more liable, where today they have no liability, I'm not saying that it's right, but my read of the temperature in that room was that that is the very narrow change in Section 230 that I think they all seem to want to make. And so that seems like a very likely thing that will happen in the next two or three years.”

Sacks politics-market w=0.97 · n=88 · E164 (2024-02-02) · explicit_prediction · strength 3 ▶ 24:46 SUPPORT

“every time there's an alleged harm that occurs, every time a kid gets bullied or beat up in school, every time something goes wrong in their life, they're going to try and pin it on social media and try and show that they imbibe something on social media that led them down this dark path. And these types of companies are going to get sued in every jurisdiction in America.”

Jason politics-market w=1.00 · n=62 · E164 (2024-02-02) · explicit_prediction · strength 2 ▶ 31:48 SUPPORT

“And then also explaining the algorithms, I think, is the next thing that's going to happen. People are going to have to disclose how these algorithms work.”

Chamath politics-market w=1.02 · n=96 · E170 (2024-03-15) · sentiment · strength 1 ▶ 1:08:01 SUPPORT

“And you see the state AGs trying to build their credibility going after Facebook for sexual exploitation and all of this stuff.”

Chamath politics-market w=1.02 · n=96 · E195 (2024-09-06) · explicit_prediction · strength 2 ▶ 56:36 SUPPORT

“I think it is a fig leaf to say that we've, there's a level of abstraction that should give us immunity. I think that these algorithms are taught to iteratively become better and better at hooking people on whatever is trending in that moment.”

Sacks politics-market w=0.97 · n=88 · E195 (2024-09-06) · explicit_prediction · strength 3 ▶ 57:55 OPPOSE

“I've long held the view that if you want to make online platforms liable as publishers for every piece of user-generated content, then you're going to have very little free speech left”

Jason politics-market w=1.00 · n=62 · E195 (2024-09-06) · sentiment · strength 2 ▶ 1:01:23 OPPOSE

“instead of shutting down 230 and causing chaos, to your point, Sacks, which I agree with that it would cause chaos and more censoring”