Section 230 shields platform operators from liability for user-generated content. It does not set conditions for immunity such as not moderating. In fact, it wa

Section 230 shields platform operators from liability for user-generated content. It does not set conditions for immunity such as not moderating. In fact, it was arguably created expressly to prevent this publisher/distributor dichotomy. Look at the cases against Prodigy and Compuserve for examples of the ambiguity Section 230 was introduced to resolve.