Section 230 Exemption

With some exceptions online platforms can t be sued for something posted by a user.

Section 230 exemption. Section 230 lives inside the communications decency act of 1996 and it gives websites broad legal immunity. Section 230 makes internet service providers like google and facebook immune from lawsuits based on claims related to content published by third parties using their service. This allows them to operate and. The section acts as a liability shield for all.

In june 2019 hawley introduced the ending support for internet censorship act s. Ron wyden d ore and former rep. For example if someone posts a fake google review about your business that is defamatory you generally cannot sue google for defamation. It was written by sen.

And more than 300 million worldwide or have over 500 million in annual global revenue unless they receive a certification from the majority of the federal trade commission that they do not moderate against any political viewpoint and have not done so in the past 2 years. Fosta carves out a new exception to section 230 stating that section 230 doesn t apply to civil and criminal charges of sex trafficking or to conduct that promotes or facilitates prostitution. 1914 that would remove section 230 protections from companies whose services have more than 30 million active monthly users in the u s. 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.

Section 230 is part of the communications decency act of 1996.