Section 230 New York Times

Section 230 of the communications decency act was meant to protect young internet companies from liability.

Section 230 new york times. Here s why the law has been so consequential and whether it s really in jeopardy. 64 65 66 members of congress have indicated they may pass a law that changes how section 230 would apply to hate speech as to make tech companies liable for this. 230 says that. Now that shield is being questioned by lawmakers.

President donald trump signed an executive order curtailing section 230 of the federal communications decency act on may 28 which directly challenged a law that protects tech giants like twitter from being held liable for the content their users post and how they moderate it. Section 230 from a 1996 federal law was meant to protect young internet companies from liability. Democratic presidential candidate joe biden told the new york times editorial board that tech s legal shield known as section 230 of the communications decency act should be revoked. In an interview with the new york times last year.

The new york times reported. This week it needs to mock itself. Follow the new york times opinion section on facebook twitter. Section 230 has also been repeatedly cited as the reason why revenge porn websites are hard to shut down and was the primary reason backpage.

So about a week ago the ny times properly mocked politicians for totally misrepresenting section 230 of the communications decency act. The law passed in 1996 was designed to prevent internet. Section 230 originally enacted by the communications decency act and also referred to as c d a.