Section 230 Wicker
The legislation would clarify the original intent of the law.
Section 230 wicker. Section 230 is generally regarded as the legal infrastructure that made the social internet possible from facebook accounts and comments sections to yelp and amazon reviews. Senate commerce science and transportation committee chairman roger wicker r miss arrives for a hearing to discuss reforming section 230 of the communications decency act with big tech. Republican senator roger wicker of mississippi will overhear wednesday s hearing about section 230. For too long social media platforms have hidden behind section 230 protections to censor content that deviates from their beliefs wicker said in the release.
On wednesday october 28. Advertisement hide the time has come for that free pass to. Adam jacobson october 16 2020. In a statement tuesday wicker said the new bill is aimed at addressing alleged censorship.
And the minutiae of the hunter biden disinformation campaign. And yes section 230. Plan section 230 hearing with tech ceos. The hearing will examine whether section 230 of the communications decency act has outlived its usefulness in today s digital age.
Roger wicker r miss the chairman of the committee kicked off the hearing by saying that section 230 needed to be changed. It will also. Roger wicker r miss chairman of the committee on commerce science and transportation will convene a hearing titled does section 230 s sweeping immunity enable big tech bad behavior at 10 00 a m. For too long social media platforms have hidden behind section 230.