Tag: Section 230 of the Communications Act

Coloring Outside the Lines: SCOTUS Diversity Hire vs. European Enlightenment

Via Reason.com: “’My biggest concern,’ said Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday, ‘is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the...

Supreme Court Struggles During Hearing About Lifting Section 230 Protections From Social Media Platforms

Supreme Court justices struggled during oral arguments about extent to which social media platforms should be liable when terrorist use platforms to promote causes.
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Heritage Files Section 230 Amicus Brief on Behalf of 17 U.S. Senators and Representatives

In Dec. of 2022, The Heritage Foundation, with America First Legal, filed an amicus brief in Gonzalez v Google.on behalf of 17 U.S. Senators and Representatives.
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Meta Attorneys: Facebook Fact Check Labels Are Opinion

Labels placed on posts on Facebook accompanying so-called fact-checks are opinion, lawyers for the social media platform’s parent company said in...

Fight Social Media Censorship by Suing for Discrimination, Think Tank Head Urges

The best way to fight social media censorship is to promote model state legislation all across the country that gives users the...

E&C Republicans Announce Next Phase of Their Effort to Hold Big Tech Accountable

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers issued the following statement on a comprehensive package of discussion draft bills to hold Big Tech...

The America First Policy Institute Applauds Lawsuit to Hold Big Tech Accountable

BEDMINSTER, NJ—The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) applauds the class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court...

Trump Announces ‘Major’ Class-Action Lawsuits Against Twitter, Facebook, and Google

Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook, and Google after the firms suspended his social media...

Facebook Can Be Sued for Sex Trafficking, Texas Supreme Court Rules

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Facebook could be held liable if sex traffickers use the platform to prey on children,...
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Biden Revokes Trump Order Protecting Users From Censorship on Social Media

President Joe Biden this week revoked an order from the previous Trump administration that sought to protect users from unfair or deceptive content...

The True History of Section 230

Section 230, the once-obscure law that gives certain tech companies a partial exemption from the tort and liability laws...
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Senate Overrides Trump’s Veto of National Defense Authorization Act, 13 Members Uphold Veto

The Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2021. The upper house on Friday...