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

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

14 Oct 2020

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

AnalysisProposed Section 230 overhaul shockingly free of hyperbole

23 Sep 2020

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

AnalysisThree Republicans take stab at 'objective reasonableness'

10 Sep 2020

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

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

02 Sep 2020

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

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

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

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

18 Jun 2020

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

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

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

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

11 Jul 2019

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

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

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

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

28 Feb 2018

Articles about Section 230

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Congress battles Silicon Valley over upcoming US sex trafficking law

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

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

SexSearch not responsible for underage hookup (again)

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