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    What you should know about Section 230, the rule that …

    • If a news site falsely calls you a swindler, you can sue the publisher for libel. But if someone posts that on Facebook, you can’t sue the company — just the person who posted it. That’s thanks to Section 2… See more

    Where Did Section 230 Come from?

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    It’s Time to Update Section 230 - Harvard Business Review
    Summary. A quarter of a century ago, in Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, Congress implemented “safe harbor” protections against legal liability for any content users post on...
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    What Happens If Section 230 Goes away?

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  1. Under the U.S. law, internet companies are generally exempt from liability for the material users post on their networks. Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act — itself part of a broader telecom law — provides a legal “safe harbor” for internet companies.

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    What does 230 of the Communications Decency Act mean?
    That’s thanks to Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which states that “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”

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    Are online platforms still protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act?
    The Department of Justice released today a set of reform proposals to update the outdated immunity for online platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.

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    What is Section 230 & why is it important?
    It’s called Section 230 — and for the past quarter-century, it’s shaped the internet for better and worse. Section 230 protects any owner or user of an “interactive computer service” — typically an app or website — from liability for content that someone else posted.

    Section 230 is 25 years old, and it’s never been more important

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    Are the Communications Decency Act protections out of date?
    Those protections, spelled out in Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA), were written a quarter century ago during a long-gone age of naïve technological optimism and primitive technological capabilities. So much has changed since the turn of the century that those protections are now desperately out of date.

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    How Section 230 helped shape speech on the Internet | AP News

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    It’s Time to Update Section 230 - Harvard Business …

    WEBAug 12, 2021 · Summary. A quarter of a century ago, in Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, Congress implemented “safe harbor” protections against legal liability for any content users post on...

  6. New York Times
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  8. The Verge
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    Section 230 is 25 years old, and it’s never been more …

    WEBFeb 8, 2021 · Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act turns 25 years old today, amid a congressional push from both Republicans and Democrats that raises questions about speech and the structure...

  9. TIME
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    Supreme Court to Hear Section 230 Cases: Here's What to Know

  10. U.S. Department of Justice
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    Justice Department Issues Recommendations for Section 230 Reform

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