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What is Section 230? 

What is Section 230? 

FromWe the People


What is Section 230? 

FromWe the People

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Last week, Twitter added a fact-check message to President Trump's tweets about voter fraud and vote by mail, and a notice that one of his tweets about recent protests violated Twitter’s policy against glorifying violence. In response to the fact-check, the President signed an executive order aimed at limiting the legal protections given to online platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. This episode explores Section 230—what does it say and how has it influenced speech online?—and the potential consequences of the executive order. It also takes a broader look at content regulation on Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms, and how that squares with First Amendment values. Host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by digital speech experts Professor Kate Klonick and David French. 
Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.
Released:
Jun 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.