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		tzs on Jan 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts ... Defamation posted to Parler by users was not illegal for Parler to host. Section 230 covers them there. I'd expect a "free speech" site to allow it.

lovecg on Jan 12, 2021 [–]

Section 230 does not protect the network from illegal speech.

Edit: assuming there’s a federal law about it. Not sure how civil litigation is handled. Not a lawyer, etc.

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