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> Section 230 gives them immunity for anything posted by randos in the comments to their articles

You're aware that comments on NYT articles are also human-moderated, yes?



Yes, and section 230 explicitly states that moderation does not waive that immunity:

(2) Civil liability

No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of— (A) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected [...]

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230




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