Section 230 Act

Section 230 is a piece of internet legislation in the united states passed into law as part of the communications decency act cda of 1996 a common name for title v of the telecommunications act of 1996 formally codified as section 230 of the communications act of 1934 at 47 u s c.

Section 230 act. President donald trump signed an executive order curtailing section 230 of the federal communications decency act on thursday directly challenging a law that protects tech giants like twitter. The communications decency act was established as title v of the telecommunications act of 1996 right as the internet was growing and expanding amid the first big tech boom. 104 104 designating 201 to 229 as part i and. But it has had an outsize affect on life as we know it.

Section 230 of the communications decency act which was passed in 1996 says an interactive computer service can t be treated as the publisher or speaker of third party content. 230 a provision of the communication decency act tucked inside the communications decency act cda of 1996 is one of the most valuable tools for protecting freedom of expression and innovation on the internet. 201 et seq by adding section 230 at end was executed by adding the section at end of part i of title ii of the act to reflect the probable intent of congress and amendments by sections 101 a b and 151 a of pub. 104 104 which directed amendment of title ii of the communications act of 1934 47 u s c.

Section 230 provides among other things that n o 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. It was written by sen. The section acts as a liability shield for all websites. Section 230 is a part of federal legislation passed more than 20 years ago.

The goal of section 230 is to enable internet and tech companies to develop without fear of legal liability content published to their websites by internet users. Section 230 generally provides immunity for website publishers from third party content. Section 509 of pub. Ron wyden d ore and former rep.

Section 230 of the communications decency act is one of if not the most important pieces of internet legislation in the united states. Thus section 230 was born and became part of the communications act of 1934. It runs only 26 words long short and to the point.