The push has bipartisan support. Again.

Summary

Lawmakers are once again pushing to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields online platforms from legal liability for user-generated content.

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are collaborating on a bipartisan bill to sunset the law in two years.

Repealing Section 230 aims to force Congress to renegotiate platform liability standards.

The proposal reflects growing frustration over tech giants’ power and content moderation practices, but past efforts have faced political gridlock despite bipartisan support.

  • floofloof
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    3 days ago

    The platforms are pushing false and controversial content to drive engagement and have not implemented the necessary guardrails to verify correctness and minimize harm (like, when a post/blog is inciting violence).

    In the current climate I very much doubt that this is how the bill would be used if it became law. It will be used to silence political dissenters and prevent the organization of resistance. Right-wing disinformation will get a pass. Left-wing content will be censored. LGBTQ+ content will be censored. Health advice for trans people will be censored. Black history content will be censored. Women’s health and feminist content will be censored. Tech companies are not about to risk the wrath of Trump and huge financial penalties to stand up for these people’s right to speak.