Section 230 Reform Petition

Section 230 s no good very bad week as we ve discussed before section 230 is the backbone of american internet law.

Section 230 reform petition. Zuckerberg to express openness to section 230 reform. Reform and reinterpretation of section 230 is certainly in the air and this week gave some oxygen to this effort. Critics of section 230 reform often focus on defending the publisher versus platform distinction arguing for the importance of not treating social media platforms as the publisher or speaker of. Section 230 reform may continue to play a role in the 2020 campaign.

Chairman ajit pai made the announcement that he will proceed with section 230 reform after a week which saw twitter and facebook drawing even more conservative ire than usual over the social media platforms limiting of sharing of a questionable story in the new york post that focused on the son of vice president joe biden and allegations related to potential conflicts of interest on the. Bernie sanders has said he would reexamine section 230 if he is elected president and trump has previously signaled at. The statute gives platforms such as twitter broad immunity from liability. 13925 and through the national telecommunications and information administration ntia the secretary of commerce secretary respectfully requests that the federal communications commission fcc or commission initiate a rulemaking to clarify the provisions of section 230 of the.

The petition followed president trump s executive order on preventing online censorship which called on the ntia to file a petition with the fcc to clarify the scope of section 230 of the communications decency act a key piece of legislation that shields the providers and users of online services from liability for third party content. The federal communications commission is also moving forward with a trump administration petition to clarify the meaning and scope of.