Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act was created to protect early internet platforms from lawsuits over user-generated content, a safeguard widely seen as essential to the internet’s ...

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 ...

The Communications Decency Act, Section 230, more commonly referred to as CDA 230, has evolved significantly over the nearly 30 years since its enactment. The Communications Decency Act, Section 230, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, tech giants like Meta have been shielded from lawsuits over harmful content by Section 230 of the Communications ...

Even during this time of strong political divisiveness, lawmakers agree there should be changes to Section 230. Congressional committees have subpoenaed the CEOs and heads of major tech companies like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., are vocal critics of Section 230. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Section 230 ...

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to advocate for a bill sunsetting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a controversial provision that protects companies from facing ...

An electronic mailing list moderator and Web site operator who re-posted a defamatory message from a third party might have immunity from libel under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a ...

Ron Wyden has represented Oregon in the US Senate since 1996 and is the co-author of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Across U.S. politics, it’s become fashionable to blame nearly all ...

This story is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. A key law that protects ...