Policymakers in Brussels, London, and Washington are considering changes to Section 230, a law that shields Big Tech from accountability. Calls to sunset Section 230 have emerged from both Republicans and Democrats amid concerns of censorship and abuse on online platforms.
🧵Some in Congress are once again calling to kill Section 230. They argue that doing away with the law won’t “break the internet” or hurt free speech. We disagree. In fact, repealing Section 230 would jeopardize free speech. https://t.co/bgMEurZgvr
NEW: The top Republican and Democrat on the House Commerce Committee will unveil a bipartisan draft bill that sunsets Section 230. “Courts have expanded what Congress originally intended, … giv[ing] Big Tech companies nearly unlimited immunity.” https://t.co/0DEn8Rg1ho
Section 230 helped shepherd the internet into today’s global nexus of communication and commerce, but it's now poisoning the online ecosystem it once fostered. That's why @cathymcmorris and I are proposing new legislation to sunset Section 230. https://t.co/jb3samRMor
Big Tech is exploiting Section 230 to shield them from any sense of responsibility or accountability as their platforms inflict immense harm. That’s why I’m leading with @FrankPallone to sunset Section 230. It’s time for a new era of the internet. https://t.co/Mk6aSHpUze
“In response to public pressure to clean up the Internet, policymakers in Brussels, London, Washington, and beyond are following a path that, in the wrong hands, could lead to censorship and abuse,” warns @davidakaye. https://t.co/471qKNntJ9