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- What Is Section 230? | Section 230 Explained | The Hartford
Enacted in 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act helps protect online companies from liability arising from what is posted on their platforms Many experts point to Section 230 as a foundational component to how the internet works today
- What you need to know about Section 230, the ‘most . . . - Poynter
Section 230 grants broad legal protections to websites that host user-generated content, like Facebook and Google A law credited with birthing the internet — and with spurring misinformation —
- Section 230: An Overview | Congress. gov | Library of Congress
These documents were prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress
- Supreme Court to Hear Section 230 Cases: Heres What to Know - TIME
The law allows tech companies to moderate or remove content that is considered egregious Section 230, however, does not protect sites that violate federal criminal law, or intellectual property
- Congress Wants to Kill Section 230: Why That Law Is Important for . . .
What is Section 230? Introduced in 1996, Section 230 is a part of the Communications Decency Act that provides immunity for online services for any third-party (or user-generated) content
- These 26 words ‘created the internet. ’ Now the Supreme Court may be . . .
Passed in 1996 in the early days of the World Wide Web, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act was meant to nurture startups and entrepreneurs The legislation’s text recognized that the
- Section 230 is On Trial. Heres What You Need to Know.
Courts have repeatedly ruled that Section 230 bars lawsuits against users and services for sharing or hosting content created by others, whether by forwarding email, hosting online reviews, or reposting photos or videos that others find objectionable
- Section 230 Is Under Attack (Again) - Columbia Journalism Review
Once again, lawmakers are threatening to strip tech companies of their legislative sword and shield Section 230, also known as the twenty-six words that made the internet, is a small section of the Communications Decency Act that protects social media platforms from legal liability when making decisions around users’ posts (It protects a
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