IDG Contributor Network: It’s time to think seriously about regulating platform content moderation practices

Something funny happened at the recent University of Colorado Law School Silicon Flatirons conference on Internet Platforms' Rising Dominance, Evolving Governance.  One moderator asked the audience whether they thought the current legal regime, which largely protects platforms from liability for user content, should be left alone or whether they thought it was time to consider some reforms.  The relatively libertarian audience, which included lawyers, economists, technologists, and in