The lawsuit alleges that TikTok's algorithm funnels inappropriate content directly to teens. That not only defies logic, but it is also antithetical to how a social media platform keeps users.
While "the 26 words that created the internet" have been under fire from both sides, two groups argue that the 1996 law is essential to the future of abortion rights.
The crucial protector of internet speech might have some cracks in its armor.
In a post-FOSTA world, Section 230 still protects websites from lawsuits over criminal sexual conduct by their users.
In his dismissal order, the judge cited Section 230, the law protecting websites from liability for user-generated content.
Does Section 230 shield YouTube from lawsuits about recommendations? Can Twitter be forced to pay damages over the terrorists it hasn’t banned?
Reddit users are protesting Texas' H.B. 20, which forces social media platforms to host speech they find objectionable.
Jimmy Wales talks about why his online encyclopedia works, how to improve social media, and why Section 230 isn't the real problem with the internet.
The case is now on appeal after a lower court said the ban on websites promoting prostitution didn't concern protected speech.
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A lawsuit alleges that the social media giant "tries to conceal the dangerous and addictive nature of its product, lulling users and parents into a false sense of security."
Looking back at how abortion advertising bans played out last century may give us some idea what the future holds for speech about abortion.
What happens when YouTube and Facebook can be held liable for their users’ speech?
Massie was the only House member to vote against a resolution demanding social media companies do more to track and suppress antisemitic content.
Comparing Elon Musk and Barack Obama underscores why entrepreneurs, not politicians, are the more effective agents of social change.
While Americans debate what should be allowed on social media, the EU wants government to decide.
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Jeff Kosseff's The United States of Anonymous makes a strong case for letting people hide behind the First Amendment.
The author of the definitive history of Section 230 is back with a controversial new book, The United States of Anonymous.
The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act would look at the impact of FOSTA and the seizure of sites like Backpage and Rentboy.
In a statement respecting the denial of certiorari, Justice Thomas suggested some courts are adopting an overly expansive interpretation of the immunity conferred by Section 230.
The conservative think tank identifies some genuine concerns about tech companies, but gets the prescription wrong.
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A new 2022 law will punish anybody “aiding and abetting” unlicensed dealers. It will most certainly harm low-level workers.
While this is a problem, it's not one that scrapping Section 230 would solve.
My testimony today before a House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology hearing on proposed revisions to § 230.
My testimony today before a House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology hearing on proposed revisions to § 230.
My testimony today before a House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology hearing on proposed revisions to § 230.
My testimony today before a House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology hearing on proposed revisions to § 230.
My testimony today before a House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology hearing on proposed revisions to § 230.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar wants to put HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general with a reputation for being a partisan hack, in charge of "health disinformation" online.
"The plaintiffs failed to make out a plausible claim that the Pulse massacre was an act of 'international terrorism' as that term is defined in the ATA."
Tech giants expressing openness to amending Section 230 are doing so out of naked self-interest, not the goodness of their hearts.
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Government restrictions on private editorial discretion violate the First Amendment.
Robby Soave doesn't like it when social media deplatforms users, but the far bigger threat comes from lawmakers on a mission.
The Reason senior editor argues that attempts to break up tech giants and rein in social media are based on flawed arguments.
Here’s why Section 230 is so important.
A federal judge says an anti-porn group's suit against Twitter can move forward, in a case that could portend a dangerous expansion of how courts define "sex trafficking."
Market power does not make a private company the equivalent of a government agency.
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Federal health bureaucrats should stop scapegoating social media.
The controversial author on her acclaimed and condemned book, being deplatformed, and the future of free expression in an increasingly polarized marketplace of ideas
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The only thing FOSTA has done is chill speech and make catching sex traffickers more difficult.
