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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 lightning rod in recent years. The law shields online platforms from ...
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Internet under fire: Will Section 230 live to see another birthday?

It’s only 26 words in a 60,000-word act, but Section 230 has proven to be one of the most significant, and controversial, pieces of law ever passed in the United States. Contained in the ...
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What is Section 230, the controversial internet law Trump wants to dismantle?

On Wednesday, Google (GOOG, GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter (TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Section 230 of the ...
Marin Independent Journal

Another View: Update Section 230 for the age of algorithmic distribution

It’s the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that says that communications platforms ...