John Rappoport: “Let’s say a person has a website which allows comments from the public. A commenter posts a remark which someone takes as defamation or incitement to violence or some other cause for action—meaning a lawsuit. THE LAWSUIT WOULD BE AIMED AT THE WEBSITE FOR ALLOWING THE COMMENT TO BE PUBLISHED.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/jonrappoport/p/bill-in-congress-if-passed-would-destroy-free-speech-online?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.
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