How Much Does a Website Owner Have to Change a Third Party’s Content Before He Can Be Held Liable?
No one knows right now. The statute creates very broad protection for website owners. However, if a website owner does enough editing to change the meaning of user-generated content, then immunity may be lost. There are several big cases in the pipeline that may help define this boundary in the next year or two. In the meantime, if you want to know more, you can check out the CDA immunity provisions here.
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