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Section 230 is the most obvious target here.
by paulgb 6y ago
Section 230 is the most obvious target here.
- casefields 6y agoFrom a previous draft: "The Trump administration’s proposal seeks to significantly narrow the protections afforded to companies under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Under the current law, internet companies are not liable for most of the content that their users or other third parties post on their platforms. Tech platforms also qualify for broad legal immunity when they take down objectionable content, at least when they are acting “in good faith.” https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/tech/white-house-social-media-executive-order-fcc-ftc/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/tech/white-house-social-media...
- alharith 6y agoI am not sure why it ever survived. Every other piece of that law was dismantled. At the very minimum, it needs to be reformed so that Big Tech that takes advantage of these protections lose them with evidence of clear abuse, bias, or lack of promoting/allowing opposing viewpoints.
- tptacek 6y agoDoes the CDA delegate regulatory authority over 230 to the executive branch? If so, what authority is that?
- anigbrowl 6y agoHe might try having the FCC enforce it; they recently got a quorum again.
- Simulacra 6y agoWhich should be eliminated.