SECTION 230 HATERS AREN’T GOING AWAY
Apr 22, 2021
3 minutes
ELIZABETH NOLAN BROWN
SECTION 230 OF the Communications Decency Act, known to its fans as “the 26 words that created the internet,” shields social media and other digital platforms from legal liability for user-generated content. Although that protection has enabled myriad forms of online expression, it has become a bête noire for critics on the left and right who are unhappy with the results.
People who oppose government regulation of online speech hoped Donald Trump’s departure from the White
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