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This 1996 Law Protects Free Speech Online. Does It Apply to AI Too?

Excluding generative AI from Section 230 could stymie innovation and cut off consumers from useful tools.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | Coming: From the February/March 2026 issue


An illustration of a robot with a comic speech bubble above its head | Illustration: iStock
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Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason.

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