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So, where does Silicon Valley stand on S.230? Zuck wants 'industry best practices', Pichai demurs, Dorsey urges more Bluesky thinking

House panel to quiz web giant CEOs this week. Expect a degree of deja vu

24 Mar 2021 22:03 | 15

Failed insurrection aside, Biden is going to be president in two weeks. What does it mean for tech policy?

We may finally get that privacy legislation, net neutrality

07 Jan 2021 02:47 | 155

Trump's overhaul of Section 230 stalls, Biden may just throw the web legal shield on the bonfire anyway

FCC won't mull law reform this month

05 Jan 2021 13:22 | 39

Cloudflare, Dropbox, Reddit and friends launch Section 230 compromise coalition as change seems inevitable

De-FAAMG'd tech outfits fear being steamrolled

15 Dec 2020 22:13 | 1

FCC sucked deeper into partisan politics, Trumpism: Nominated commissioner sparks conflict-of-interest row

Will Section 230 become the new net neutrality?

11 Nov 2020 23:41 | 4

US Supreme Court Justice flames lower courts for giving 'sweeping immunity' to Facebook, YouTube, etc when it comes to harmful content

Clarence Thomas reckons web giants need to do more to curb abuse

14 Oct 2020 22:29 | 43

Uncle Sam's legal eagles finally make up their mind on internet giants' Get Out Of Jail Free card – and it's not as bad as you may fear

Proposed Section 230 overhaul shockingly free of hyperbole

23 Sep 2020 23:52 | 18

US senators propose yet another problematic Section 230 shakeup: As long as someone says it on the web, you can't hide it away

Three Republicans take stab at 'objective reasonableness'

10 Sep 2020 01:16 | 29

Hold on to your hats, Net Neutrality version 2 is on its way courtesy of Trump and the FCC's moves on Section 230

Astroturfing, political posturing, invective. Exactly what internet policy needs

02 Sep 2020 23:58 | 29

With the US election coming up, when better to petition regulators for a controversial way to chill online speech?

Guess what? Literally everyone thinks this is a terrible idea

28 Jul 2020 23:41 | 46

Section 230 authors despair of Trump, Barr, Biden, US Congress’ aggressive ignorance of critical tech law

Look, we wrote it! You're all wrong!

25 Jun 2020 01:58 | 27

For years, the internet giants have held on dear to their get-out-of-jail-free card. Here are those trying to take that away

Soon it'll be known as Section 230 because there are 230 suggested solutions to overhaul it

18 Jun 2020 01:47 | 35

Section 230 supporters turn on it, its critics rely on it. Up is down, black is white in the crazy world of US law

Meanwhile Facebook appears to have shot itself in the foot

13 Nov 2019 01:52 | 95

Malwarebytes back to square one as appeals court rules blocking rival antivirus maker isn't on

Section 230 has legal eagles split over censorship

13 Sep 2019 20:44 | 35

IBM torches Big Tech's get-out-of-jail-free card, says websites should be held responsible for netizen-posted content

Make life hell for cloud giants hiding behind Section 230 – oh sh... did we say that out loud, says Big Blue

11 Jul 2019 20:50 | 27

Backpage.com execs cling to First Amendment in court over sex trafficking case

Oral arguments on Tuesday in case that broke Section 230

08 Jul 2019 23:33 | 7

Facebook won't nuke deepfakes? OK, let's tear up those precious legal protections from user-posted content, then

Lawmakers threaten to rewrite rules that shield sites from netizens' dodgy uploads

13 Jun 2019 20:32 | 45

At last, sex trafficking brought to an end with US House vote on new internet law (Yeah, right)

It's a dog's dinner that could cripple websites

28 Feb 2018 21:51 | 32

Congress battles Silicon Valley over upcoming US sex trafficking law

Crunch hearing reveals wide gulf in views, evildoer is Backpage

19 Sep 2017 21:47 | 45

Model's horrific rape case may limit crucial online free speech law

Networking website owners may be liable for not warning users of predators

06 Jun 2016 22:31 | 39

Web 2.0 not liable for real-world assaults, says court

Decency Act deflects MySpace suits

02 Jul 2009 20:12 | 9

SexSearch not responsible for underage hookup (again)

User profile says she's 18? Check her ID

31 Dec 2008 21:29 | 36

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