Bipartisan Bill To Repeal Section 230 Defended In Facts-Optional Op-Ed

Techdirt · Mike Masnick · last updated May 13, 2024 – 6:58 PM

Section 230, the legal backbone of the internet, is under attack again. This time, it is from a bipartisan pair of legislators who seem to fundamentally misunderstand how the law works and what the consequences of repealing it would be.

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Legislation enacted in 1996 protected interactive computer services from liability for third-party content — and defenders and critics of the law have been debating it ever since.

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