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A_Garbage_Truck t1_j28uvgp wrote

if they were "publishers" in legal terms they would be liable for the content that gets posted. that is REALLY bad for their business model as if you know the internet you know its not a matter of "if" but "when" someone posts something that they really shouldnt have.

so these businesses push hard against being defined as publishers and instead coin the term " platform" to remove them from legal liability.

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