I saw a Techdirt comment related to this (specifically on Section 230) which I thought was rather insightful [0]. To summarize with my own Don Quixote analogy:

I saw a Techdirt comment related to this (specifically on Section 230) which I thought was rather insightful [0]. To summarize with my own Don Quixote analogy: The politicians are tilting at windmills to create the appearance of Doing Something. Their followers perceive them as successful because the illusory opposition (Dragons) seem to be gone, and they're merely confused when you tell them about the "unrelated" vandalism of local windmills. [0] https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/05/no-section-230-doesnt-circumvent-the-first-amendment-but-this-harvard-article-circumvents-reality/#comment-4086558 https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/05/no-section-230-doesnt-ci...