> But you're fundamentally misunderstanding the law's purpose: to protect platforms from liability for user content while preserving their right to moderate that content as they choose.
I understand that this is the purpose of the law, and I disagree with it. Section 230 has led to large platforms outsourcing most of their content to users because it shields the platform from legal liability. A user can post illegal content, engage in discrimination, harassment, etc.
> Anti-discrimination law is usually for things like public accommodations, not online forums.
Anti-discrimination law should be applicable to online forums. The average adult spends more than 2 hours a day on social media. Social media is now one of our main public accommodations.
If one of the most-used websites in the USA has an unofficial policy of discriminating against Jewish people that isn't covered by the current laws as that policy is enforced solely by users, that means the law isn't achieving its objectives of preventing discrimination.