Scott.Ira.mopo
I am sorry for everyones suffering//we must justall do bestwe can
notsure about anything these days
but if we treat others withLove anmd kindness is thebest answer i know
in biz.politics..andlife
i wish everyone peace and happines.with friends and family
mylesson is to give thannks evenfor teadversaries as itallto teach us
why Love andkind ness matter for all humanity in all cultures
sure its hard.. but so are mostlife lessons..we all have similar
struggles//and lesssons
when i look at what mopo has taught me..its those that haveshown
meempathy. andlove.andpeacve inspite of my mistakes and fumbles.is what
Friendship matters
I just wish we all can Find forgiveness,peace and love in these
turbulent times no mater what Race,gender, culture religion or political
view
best always, Tom
Hollywood dream Factory®
since 1977
we are told never mention politics or religion..yetfrom moses on and
before history has been those things///
so i wont speak about either...as even voting has becomea taboo
subject...
On 2020-09-24 15:48, Ira Rubenstein wrote:
Depending on how this all plays out there may be some solutions. As
Chief Digital Officer for PBS, I am very aware of this issue. I think
we are a ways off from anything happening, but it will be a much
larger discussion in the digital world and have all sorts of
implications for Universities, Public Media (NPR/PBS) and other sites.
Now for a plug. In case you missed it. You can watch FRONTLINE’S
traditional deep dive into the candidates on THE CHOICE Trump vs
Biden. Stream it on PBS.org or on the free PBS APP. 😊 That’s my
plug.
Or better, become a member of your local station and you can stream
ALL FILMS by KEN BURNS. All of them. I might even have a poster or two
of them. 😊
Ira
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being held liable for what any individual posts to our group.
On May 28, 2020, president Trump signed an executive order (in
retaliation to Twitter marking one of his Tweets as “potentially
misleading”) with the goal to remove Section 230 protections, thus
leaving hosts legally liable for all user-generated content. Today,
the Justice Department has unveiled proposed legislation that would
remake Section 230. (Link below for more information). Attorney
General Bill Barr stated “For too long Section 230 has provided a
shield for online platforms to operate with impunity,” in unveiling
the draft. The motivation of this legislation seems to be the
unsubstantiated claim that social media censors conservative speech.
(Make up your own mind on that.) But the implication to ANY online
forum if this change occurs, is chilling. We live in a world of
unintended consequences and in my opinion, there will definitely be
unintended consequences if Section 230 is remade.
With all the other chaos going on right now (COVID-19, racism,
replacing RGB on the Supreme Court, and that little thing called the
Presidential election), I can’t imagine Congress undertaking this
issue any time soon. I just want everyone to be aware of what’s
going on. Should this come to pass, it could spell the end of MoPo as
neither American University nor I can take on the burden of liability
for the posts on MoPo and the consequences of that free speech.
More details on the legislation:
https://www.nexttv.com/news/trump-administration-unveils-legislation-to-regulate-social-media
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MoPo has generally been a docile and friendly group. But there have
been a few issues (and a few thorny people) over the last 25 years
that were not pleasant. I have only been threatened with legal action
over posts one time. Fortunately, that situation was resolved without
lawyers. But Section 230 would have protected me.
Just a reminder: PLEASE VOTE THIS NOVEMBER (or earlier if your state
allows). And let your representatives and senators in D.C. know where
you stand on this issue.
Scott
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