OK but now that they're reviewing and approving every app based on its behavior and content it seems like if anything that's going to put them on the hook far more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier
Well, they were on the hook anyway via Congressional Hearings, so they might as well cut their risk by doing the reviews. Their is a difference between the letter of the law and what a random congressperson or senator believes they can do.