DOJ proposes Congress adopt new legislation adding conditions to Section 230 protections, opening up Facebook, Google, Twitter, others to additional liability
Nurturing Innovation or Fostering Unaccountability? Rishabh Jain / International Business Times : FCC Commissioner Opposes Trump On Social Media Regulation Saying, ‘The Decision Is Ours Alone’ Issie Lapowsky / Protocol : The Justice Department wants to chip away at Section 230. Here's what you need to know. Karissa Bell / Engadget : DoJ's Section 230 proposal seeks more (and less) moderation online Reuters : US govt proposes rolling back protections for big tech Tweets: Joe Scarborough / @joenbc : Politicians Must Stop Protecting Social Media Billionaires who are given a free pass while putting American democracy at risk. Facebook promotes extremist groups that KILL Federal Officials and fuels conspiracies that could spread COVID-19. #Abolish230 https://www.wsj.com/... Dell Cameron Blm / @dellcam : has anyone ever produced any verifiable data showing censorship of conservatives on Facebook beyond a smattering of cases that liberals are able to counter with their own list of arbitrary suspensions? Facebook's own 3rd party audit never materialized any. https://twitter.com/... Lance Gooden / @lancegooden : This is a great first step in protecting free speech on social platforms. Big Tech needs to know that if they continue to target conservatives with unfair and inconsistent censorship, they risk losing their platform protections! https://twitter.com/... Rob Curley / @robcurley : I almost hope they accomplish this. Section 230 obstensibly provides an element of “safe harbor” for Twitter, Facebook and even reader comments on newspaper sites. What happens when people become accountable for their words? The people proposing this change will find out quickly. https://twitter.com/... Matthew Feeney / @m_feeney : There isn't a thought you can express in writing that can't be shared online. If it's legal, you can find a home for it online. Perhaps not at popular sites, but your right to free speech is doing fine, even if you're booted from Facebook. #Section230 https://www.justice.gov/... https://twitter.com/... @haroldfeld : Unsurprisingly, DoJ leads with how #Section230 needs to b reformed to go after bad actors — neglecting to mention they r already not protected by 230. https://www.justice.gov/... Because if you don't support reforms, you are a terrorist/child pornographer/drug pusher. One Random Hero / @mostrandomhero : If you are not familiar with Section 230 protections, consider reading up on the changes being proposed. Senate GOP and the DOJ are pushing for changes that would provide them with a path for litigation against censorship of their content. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... PEN America / @penamerica : Department of Justice recommends that lawmakers adopt new legislation that would hold Facebook, Google and Twitter liable for the content posted online. They also seek to force tech giants to be more transparent about their content-moderation decisions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @file411 : Hey remember that time the stalkers & trolls doxed children, posted unauthorized pictures of other people's children, stalked ex-spouses etc Yet when those tweets were reported Twitter was like - no violation. So these specific carve outs are a good thing https://www.justice.gov/... https://twitter.com/... Jennifer Rubin / @jrubinblogger : Tech companies have brought this on themselves. They need a better business model than monetizing hate. extremism and xenophobia. They have made us worse than we were before they existed https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Brian Fung / @b_fung : A key theme in the DOJ proposal is that platforms should not be eligible for 230 immunity if they're operating in “bad faith.” This theme — critiquing 230's Good Samaritan provision — also appears in Sen. Hawley's bill today and Trump's executive order. Senator Kelly Loeffler / @senatorloeffler : Big Tech must be held accountable. I sent a letter asking the @FCC to provide clarity on #Section230. I also cosponsored @HawleyMO's bill to more clearly define Section 230 to prevent Big Tech from stifling Americans' right to free speech. It must end. https://twitter.com/... Rep. Doug Collins / @repdougcollins : I'm glad to see Attorney General Barr taking action to roll back Section 230 immunity. Google — along with every other big tech company — shouldn't be allowed to get away with content filtering or censorship. Section 230 must be repealed! https://twitter.com/... Tom Cotton / @tomcottonar : By discriminating against conservatives, like @Google is doing to @FDRLST, big tech is making a great case that it should lose its legal liability protections under Section 230. Golden State / @goldstatetimes : #BREAKING DOJ set to roll back immunity protections for sites like Facebook, Twitter and other social media. These sites are no longer platforms they are now Publishers and can get sued for libel and censorship! https://twitter.com/... @axios : NEW: The DOJ has issued a proposal that would see Congress lay down more rules around how platforms can moderate content on their websites, and open them up to additional liability. https://www.axios.com/... Tony Romm / @tonyromm : UPDATE: DOJ unveils proposal to hold Facebook, Twitter, etc liable for harmful content online. Wide-ranging recommendations could open door for enforcement on political bias and potentially target tech on encryption. More details here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...