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- Clarence Thomas is begging someone to sue over Section 230 https://slate.com/technology/2020/10/clarence-thomas-section-230-cda-content-moderation.html 44 comments
- Zuckerberg Throws the Open Internet Under the Bus; Support Section 230 Reform https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201027/14034445599/zuckerberg-facebook-throw-open-internet-under-bus-support-section-230-reform.shtml 10 comments
- FCC to move ahead with 'rulemaking' on Section 230 https://twitter.com/AjitPaiFCC/status/1316808733805236226 248 comments
- On Section 230, It's Trump vs. Trump https://www.wired.com/story/section-230-repeal-its-trump-vs-trump/ 4 comments politics
- Finally, an Interesting Proposal for Section 230 Reform https://www.wired.com/story/section-230-reform-safe-tech-act/ 8 comments politics
- Repealing Section 230 won’t save the free press https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/repealing-section-230-wont-save-the-free-press/ 3 comments technology
- Don’t Blame Section 230 for Big Tech’s Failures. Blame Big Tech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/dont-blame-section-230-big-techs-failures-blame-big-tech 3 comments politics
- Don’t Blame Section 230 for Big Tech’s Failures. Blame Big Tech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/dont-blame-section-230-big-techs-failures-blame-big-tech 8 comments technology
- What’s in a Name? Quite a Bit, If You’re Talking About Section 230 https://www.lawfareblog.com/whats-name-quite-bit-if-youre-talking-about-section-230 5 comments politics
- Five Decisions Illustrate How Section 230 Is Fading Fast https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/18/five-decisions-illustrate-how-section-230-is-fading-fast/ 4 comments technology
- Section 230 Is a Last Line of Defense for Abortion Speech Online https://www.wired.com/story/section-230-is-a-last-line-of-defense-for-abortion-speech-online/ 2 comments truereddit
- Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200531/23325444617/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-section-230-communications-decency-act.shtml 20 comments technology
- Pai drops Trump executive order to amend Section 230 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/533341-pai-drops-trump-executive-order-to-amend-section-230 29 comments politics
- Trump’s odd new attack on Section 230 is probably doomed https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/02/trump-section-230-ndaa/ 15 comments politics
- The latest Section 230 hearing showed that Republicans want to make the internet smaller https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/28/21539458/senate-committee-hearing-section-230-republicans-twitter-facebook 55 comments politics
- Facebook and Twitter CEOs to attend hearing about Section 230 protections https://www.engadget.com/facebook-twitter-ceo-section-230-senate-hearing-041347409.html 5 comments politics
- Trump Calls For Revoke Of Section 230 After Twitter Flags His Minneapolis Tweet For ‘Glorifying Violence’ https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2020/05/29/twitter-flags-trump-tweet-threatening-violence-against-minneapolis-protesters/#15a402fe7bc3 3 comments technology
- Trump Campaign Tries To Defend Itself With Section 230, Manages To Potentially Make Things Worse For Itself https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171027/06132038496/trump-campaign-tries-to-defend-itself-with-section-230-manages-to-potentially-make-things-worse-itself.shtml 7 comments politics
- Why Repealing Section 230 Will Hurt Startups and Medium-Sized Online Businesses https://cei.org/blog/why-repealing-section-230-will-hurt-startups-and-medium-sized-online-businesses/ 7 comments technology
- 60 Minutes Episode Is Pure Misinformation About Section 230; Blames Unrelated Issues On It https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210104/01172345990/60-minutes-episode-is-pure-misleading-moral-panic-about-section-230-blames-unrelated-issues-it.shtml 43 comments politics
- Everything You Need To Know About Section 230 - The Most Important Law For Online Speech https://www.theverge.com/21273768/section-230-explained-internet-speech-law-definition-guide-free-moderation 48 comments politics
- Trump vetoes defense bill over Section 230, calls it "gift to China and Russia" https://www.newsweek.com/trump-vetoes-defense-bill-over-section-230-calls-it-gift-china-russia-1557061? 47 comments politics
- Congress Decides To Ignore Trump's Ridiculous Veto Threat If Military Authorization Doesn't Wipe Out Section 230 https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201202/15490945813/congress-decides-to-ignore-trumps-ridiculous-veto-threat-if-military-authorization-doesnt-wipe-out-section-230.shtml 13 comments politics
- Trump threatens to veto major defense bill unless Congress repeals Section 230, a legal shield for tech giants https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/01/trump-repeal-section-230-ndaa/ 7 comments politics
- Herrick v. Grindr: Why Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act Must be Fixed https://www.lawfareblog.com/herrick-v-grindr-why-section-230-communications-decency-act-must-be-fixed 4 comments politics
- Author Of Texas’ Social Media Law Admits That He Meant The Law To Exempt Any Moderation Decisions Protected By Section 230 (That’s Everything) https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/17/author-of-texas-social-media-law-admits-that-he-meant-the-law-to-exempt-any-moderation-decisions-protected-by-section-230-thats-everything/ 2 comments technology
- What you need to know about Section 230, the controversial internet law Trump hated and Biden might reform https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-section-230-internet-law-communications-decency-act-explained-2020-5 5 comments politics
- North Dakota’s Attempt to Legislate Around Section 230 Allows ‘Nazis to Sue You if You Report Their Content to Twitter’ https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/north-dakotas-attempt-to-legislate-around-section-230-allows-nazis-to-sue-you-if-you-report-their-content-to-twitter/ 39 comments nottheonion
- A Non-Biased Look at Section 230 and Freedom of Speech- Part 2: Confirmation Bias https://www.potandkettlepolitics.com/post/a-non-biased-look-at-section-230-and-freedom-of-speech-part-2-tolerance-and-responsibility 31 comments moderatepolitics
- Dumb New GOP Talking Point: If You Restore Net Neutrality, You HAVE To Kill Section 230. Just Because! https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210209/08214246214/dumb-new-gop-talking-point-if-you-restore-net-neutrality-you-have-to-kill-section-230-just-because.shtml 3 comments politics
- Stop Lying About Section 230! It Has Nothing To Do With Trump Getting Kicked Off Twitter. - There are problems with Big Tech, but Section 230 isn't one of them. https://abovethelaw.com/2021/01/stop-lying-about-section-230-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-trump-getting-kicked-off-twitter/ 93 comments politics
- Moscow Mitch is trying to slip a repeal for section 230 of the Communications Decency Act into the $2000 stimulus deal, which will destroy user generated content forever. Do not let this stand! https://www.news10.com/washington/washington-dc/mcconnell-introduces-2000-aid-checks-bill-tied-to-social-media-immunity-and-election-fraud/ 3 comments politics
- Trump will only pass $740bn defence bill in exchange for Section 230 repeal to cripple social media firms https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-veto-defence-bill-social-media-b1765088.html 96 comments politics
- Trump is threatening to veto $740 billion in military spending unless Congress revokes Section 230 — the internet law he hates https://www.businessinsider.com.au/trump-section-230-revoked-defense-bill-congress-2020-12 453 comments politics
- FCC plans to move forward with Trump’s “Censor the Internet” executive order to blow up Section 230 https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-10-15-breaking-fcc-plans-to-move-forward-with/ 5 comments technology
- Biden said Section 230 "immediately should be revoked" for Facebook and other platforms. Section 230 gives online platforms, like Facebook, legal immunity for content posted by third-party users https://www.cnet.com/news/joe-biden-views-on-tech-democratic-presidential-nominee/ 4 comments politics
- Devin Nunes' Lawyer Tells Judge To Ignore Section 230, Because Twitter Is Anti-Devin Nunes https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200612/13535144701/devin-nunes-lawyer-tells-judge-to-ignore-section-230-because-twitter-is-anti-devin-nunes.shtml 21 comments politics
- If Trump rolls back Section 230 protections, Twitter should instaban the President's Twitter account over liability concerns. https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/28/21273019/donald-trump-executive-order-twitter-liability-facebook-230-ftc-fcc 7 comments politics
- The law that helped the internet flourish now undermines democracy: Section 230 of the 1996 US Telecoms Act is just 26 words long – but its impact has been incalculable https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/21/law-that-helped-internet-flourish-now-undermines-democracy-section-230-john-naughton 11 comments technology
- "We are U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, here to talk about how Section 230 allows sites like Reddit to exist. Ask us anything!" | crosspost from r/politics https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/bwpqqi/we_are_us_senator_ron_wyden_and_reddit_ceo_steve/ 3 comments technology