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Facebook, Twitter and YouTube's business models could get crushed if a law called Section 230 gets repealed. Trump and Congress are rushing to do exactly that.
Section 230 — a federal law that shields tech companies from liabilities that would crush their bus…
Aaron Holmes
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The FCC is examining whether to roll back Section 230 laws that protect social media firms, drawing fire for being Trump's 'puppet'
FCC chair Ajit Pai said the agency would "clarify the meaning" of Section 230, which protects Big T…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The Facebook whistleblower told Congress it should amend Section 230, the internet law hated by both Biden and Trump. Here's how the law works.
Section 230 has been called "the 26 words that created the internet," and lawmakers on both sides o…
Bryan Pietsch
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Here's what could happen to Section 230 - the internet law Donald Trump hates - now the Democrats have both Houses
The Section 230 internet law is still under threat, even though the Democrats have both Houses. Big…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The irony is, if Section 230 were to die like Trump says he wants, Twitter and Facebook would probably have to bar him
Section 230 is the part of the law that has been protecting Trump's ability to post whatever he wan…
Julie Bort
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The Georgia runoffs could decide the fate of Section 230 – along with the future of Big Tech
Both Republicans and Democrats want to repeal Section 230, but for very different reasons, which co…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trump is threatening to veto $740 billion in military spending unless Congress revokes Section 230 — the internet law he hates
Section 230, which President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized, grants broad legal protections…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Big tech's biggest shield is under fire from all 3 branches of government — here's how repealing Section 230 went from a Trump threat to an impending reality
After years of threats, the US government appears closer than ever to stripping away one of Big Tec…
Aaron Holmes
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had trouble connecting to Wednesday's virtual Section 230 hearing
"We are told by Facebook staff that he is alone and attempting to connect," Sen. Wicker said after …
Katie Canales
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Twitter responds to Trump executive order on social media calling it a 'reactionary and politicized approach to a landmark law'
Twitter wrote that any attempts to unilaterally erode Section 230 threatened "the future of online …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A top Biden staffer accused Facebook of 'shredding the fabric of our democracy' — yet another sign the social-media giant should fear the new administration
Bill Russo, an advisor on President-elect Joe Biden's press team, tore into Facebook for disinforma…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trump is trying to rig the FCC to pass his executive order cracking down on Facebook and Twitter
President Trump nominated NTIA advisor Nathan Simington to join the Federal Communications Commissi…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Twitter CEO believes repealing Section 230 could collapse how people communicate on the Internet
Ahead of the US House panel hearing on Wednesday, Twitter and Facebook CEOs issued prepared remarks…
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Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey warn that stripping tech firms of Section 230 protections would harm free expression on the internet
The CEOs will appear before the Senate Wednesday as tensions rise between Big Tech and Republicans,…
Katie Canales
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Barack Obama said social media should be regulated and treated as publishers, as Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms face potential Section 230 revisions
"They are making editorial choices, whether they've buried them in algorithms or not," former Presi…
Katie Canales
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Facebook warns it can remove any content that might put it at regulatory or legal risk
Facebook hasn't explicitly said why it's introducing this new rule, but it could be connected to an…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Biden's top technology advisor has a history of cracking down on Big Tech, and he may land a major role in the new administration
Bruce Reed, who has helped draw up strict privacy legislation, will reportedly take a "major role" …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trump and Biden both want to revoke Section 230, but for different reasons
The section of a 1996 law is often heralded as the "most important law" regarding the internet.
Bryan Pietsch
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Supreme Court will take up a case challenging legal immunity for tech sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google
Former President Trump and Republicans railed against the Section 230 protections, which shield tec…
Jake Epstein,Lakshmi Varanasi
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Facebook failed to protect against teen sex trafficking, court rules, paving the way for tech companies to be held liable when they're used for criminal activity
The Texas Supreme Court's ruling is the first to indicate that tech companies aren't always shielde…