Comments on: Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”? https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2021/02/are-social-media-services-state-actors-or-common-carriers.htm Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: News of the Week; February 17, 2021 – Communications Law at Allard Hall https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2021/02/are-social-media-services-state-actors-or-common-carriers.htm#comment-2925 Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:02:20 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=22263#comment-2925 […] Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”? (Eric Goldman) […]

]]> By: An Account Suspension Case Fails Again-Perez v. LinkedIn - Technology & Marketing Law Blog https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2021/02/are-social-media-services-state-actors-or-common-carriers.htm#comment-2923 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:30:27 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=22263#comment-2923 […] Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”? […]

]]> By: Ralph Haygood https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2021/02/are-social-media-services-state-actors-or-common-carriers.htm#comment-2920 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 22:26:00 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=22263#comment-2920 Over the years, I’ve seen complaints from many industries about regulatory uncertainty. Frankly, some of these complaints have struck me as exaggerated. However, UGC hosting is one industry where regulatory uncertainty is insanely, cripplingly high right now. How can anyone in the industry plan anything? (Unless you’re Google or Facebook, so you can afford armies of lobbyists and lawyers.) It isn’t just that we don’t know what regulations will be adopted. It’s that some of the ideas being discussed are wildly inappropriate. The notion that most UGC hosts are anything like common carriers, let alone state actors, is preposterous.

I appreciate your coverage of all this, even though it’s mostly depressing.

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