What would happen if Section 230 went away? A legal expert explains the consequences of repealing ‘the law that built the internet’

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political ...
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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley: Time to End Section 230 That Provides Legal Immunity to Big Tech, Says, the Outdated Law Shields Social Media Platforms and Prevents Parents and ...

Section 230 refers to the federal statute that provides legal immunity to Big Tech. The outdated law shields social media platforms and prevents parents and victims from seeking justice from online ...
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Opinion - No one is above the law — except Big Tech under Section 230

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court quietly refused to take up Doe v. Grindr, a case that could have been the first real test of Big Tech’s legal immunity under Section 230 of the Communications ...
The Hill

Section 230 fight is back

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced the Sunset Section 230 Act, which would repeal the tech liability shield within two years. © J ...

AI is amplifying social media disinformation — and making Big Tech civilly liable may be the key to stemming it

A legal expert proposes amending US law to hold social media companies civilly liable when their safeguards against disinformation fail.