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Section 230 justice department. The justice department a new doj proposal aims to bring the internet communications law in line with trump s personal interpretation of it. The department of justice s draft legislation focuses on two areas of reform both of which are at minimum necessary to recalibrate the outdated immunity of section 230. The latest blow to section 230 of the communications decency act came wednesday when the department of justice issued a list of proposals asking congress to amend the law in ways that would make it easier to hold tech companies like facebook and twitter legally liable for harmful content that appears on their platforms. The department of justice fired a warning shot against section 230 on wednesday sending congress proposed legislation that would limit platforms protections under the law and create a carve out for so called bad samaritans who purposely promote solicit or facilitate criminal activity.

Attorney general william barr and deputy attorney general jeffrey a. Justice department sends its section 230 rewrite to congress proposal would alter the internet s liability shield drastically if it passed. He returned to the firm following 3 years at the department of homeland security as its first assistant secretary for policy. Baker is a partner in the washington office of steptoe johnson llp.

Kate cox sep 23 2020 8 30 pm utc. Justice department section 230. 23 the justice department released proposed legislation to revise section 230 of the communications decency act which shields internet platforms from liability for third party content shared on their services. Justice department s deputy attorney general looks to amend section 230 march 16 2020 u s.

Rosen participate in a summit on combating anti semitism at the justice department in washington u s. Both the white house and attorney general william barr have argued that section 230 is overly broad. Justice department proposes changes to section 230 tech liability shield duration. The internet s favorite law is under attack.

07 29 9 24 2020 the department of justice has proposed changes to a law largely shielding online platforms from.