The Portal to Intermediary Liability: Merging Secondary Liability with Equity and Private International Law

20 Wake Forest J. Bus. & Intell. Prop. L. 250

The idea that mere conduits of information should generally not be held
responsible for the information they carry appears sensible.
Accordingly, Safe Harbors immunize intermediaries from liability
arising out of content posted by its users. Yet practice suggests that
governments often hold intermediaries responsible, if not liable, for
such content.