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		deftnerd on March 22, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pending Comments Doesn't this remove HN from being protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act if every comment is now screened by a human? There could be serious liability issues to think about.

dfc on March 22, 2014 | [–]

Are we reading the same thing:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

And if you are referring to case law what decision?

stefan_kendall3 on March 22, 2014 | | [–]

Maybe he's confusing DMCA with Section 230.

deftnerd on March 22, 2014 | | | [–]

I was confusing the two, my apologies.

swores on March 22, 2014 | [–]

Why would a comment being approved by a community member be different to a comment submitted by a community member?

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