The statute immunizes computer services for "action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict ... availability of material that the provider ... considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected"—but what exactly does that mean?
I don't know the correct level of content moderation by Facebook, Twitter, Google, or Amazon, and neither do you.
Though Trump is gone, the desire to bend the internet toward partisan goals is alive and well.
It's a working model for non-state governance in cyberspace that is vastly preferable to government control of social media.
Plus: The challenges of free speech on Twitter, the case against baseball bailouts, and more...
A new bill repurposes the war on terror's pro-snitching mantra by requiring that tech companies share user data with the federal government.
Imagine a world in which media outlets were unable or afraid to post video of police and other authorities acting reprehensibly.
Plus: Effort to decriminalize psychedelics gains traction in California, crony capitalism at its worst, and more...
A moot case about Trump blocking tweets leads to concerns that tech companies have too much control over speech.
Politicians on the right and the left are coming for your free speech.
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The whole thing is arguably voided by Section 230.
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It’s a terrible idea that violates Section 230, but is it actually unconstitutional? Don’t be so sure.
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And, if so, what does this mean for 47 U.S.C. § 230?
No, says Techdirt's Mike Masnick, but it is cause for expanding Section 230 and building a more decentralized internet.
Techdirt's founder wants to give end users, not politicians and tech giants, more control over what we can say and see online.
We need an open digital commons, where individuals maintain ownership of their own identities and where speech is highly resistant to political pressure.
Plus: Trump concedes on reinstated Twitter account, Cabinet resignations keep coming, and more...
Plus: Europeans are just as inclined toward "conspiracy thinking" as Americans, D.C. decriminalizes "drug paraphernalia," and more...
The more that big social media companies act like they can control what people say, the more competition they encourage.
Plus: One in seven NYC chain stores closed, Columbus officers turned off body cams before fatal shooting, and more....
That's a high price to pay because some politicians are angry about a little Facebook moderation.
Neither company will accept charges for Pornhub purchases going forward.
"I am pessimistic about where this goes in the future," says the outgoing chairman, who is stepping down in January.
The outgoing FCC chairman discusses 'light-touch' regulation and the future of free speech on the internet.
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But what one side likes, the other side hates. There's no way Twitter and Facebook can appease them both.
"I obviously identify with and resonate with and connect with my libertarian brothers and sisters on so many levels," says the controversial former child actor.
Plus: 898,000 new jobless claims, and more...
You want censorship? This is how you get censorship.
A new DOJ proposal aims to bring the internet communications law in line with Trump's personal interpretation of it.
Plus: America's global prestige continues to drop, marijuana law enforcement is still racist, Wisconsin and Minnesota voters prefer Biden, and more...
Plus: People have doubts about democracy, Washington state sues Juul, and more...
Even as Americans rely on tech more than ever, our early-pandemic truce with the industry is officially over.
Plus: The EARN IT Act is "a wolf in sheep's clothing," Joe Biden's "Agenda for Women," and more...
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This isn't a bill about fighting child porn. Don't fall for it.
Plus: Tech giants will testify in Congressional antitrust hearing, Seattle police clear out CHOP, and more...
Plus: Time to cancel U.S. propaganda outlets, Twitch sued over sexy women, new Assange indictment, social-justice symbolism, and more...
Don't lock down expression along with so much else of American society.
Camming sites foster autonomy and creativity, while eliminating middlemen and thwarting vice cops.
The president promises penalties he has no power to impose, while the company promises moderation it cannot deliver.
Online censorship is coming, and it’s going to be bad news for everybody.
Thank god for the First Amendment and the feuds among powerful politicians and platforms that will keep free speech alive.
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