Without section 230 you'd get a few large publishing outlets moderating all content and you'd also get distributed media where the aggregation is done by each individual.
There just wouldn't be that middle area where social media sites get to choose what you are allowed to say or read just because they have a monopoly on the data.
For instance, you could run your own individual Hacker News site that collects the data and creates the same thing you see today - except you could choose to only view posts and comments by sources verified as humans. Or you could turn on 'show dead' on a grander scale - your choice.
There just wouldn't be that middle area where social media sites get to choose what you are allowed to say or read just because they have a monopoly on the data.
For instance, you could run your own individual Hacker News site that collects the data and creates the same thing you see today - except you could choose to only view posts and comments by sources verified as humans. Or you could turn on 'show dead' on a grander scale - your choice.
Section 230 isn't required for social media.