I mean your ratios probably also work for social media right?
Yep, they do. Which is why we are continually struggling with whether Social Media is a Platform or Publisher. The former doesn’t have content control while the latter does; which means that a Platform shouldn’t be liable for this while a Publisher should.
I just don’t see how you can have it both ways as a ruling.
You really can’t. If a Social Media company has content control then they can be held liable for the actions of their users. If they don’t have content control then they can’t be responsible for what their end users do and can’t be sued for it.
We as a society need to pick an approach and run with it. As for me personally I don’t think Companies should generally be responsible for what end users do with their products. A companies responsibility ends after the money changes hands except in the case of product liability for defect or being unfit for purpose.
An argument can be made for making Companies responsible for what is done with their products but we need to go into that with eyes wide open because it would have massive repercussions across all industries. Wait until Ford won’t sell someone a new car because they’ve had too many speeding tickets or accidents. Are we ready for that?