The DMCA Cannot Protect You From Your Own Words

There is a loud debate raging over what companies should and shouldn’t be doing about the things people say on their platforms. What people often seem to forget is that we already know the dangers of providing a quick way for people to remove criticism of themselves from the internet. Thanks to copyright law’s disastrous damages provisions, all but the largest social media companies risk financial ruin if they don’t promptly remove any content that’s been flagged as infringing. As …