Many government officials blamed Section 230 as to why these companies get away with just about anything.
What is Section 230?
The Communications Decency Act (CDA) is part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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What is the Future Without Section 230?
Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during Wednesday’s hearing that some updates to the law are in order.
People want to know that companies are taking responsibility for combatting harmful contentespecially illegal activityon their platforms.
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Changing it is a significant decision.
However, I believe Congress should update the law to confirm its working as intended.
So what would our online world look like without the protections of Section 230?
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They will burn the internet down.
I encourage people to speak up about this and reach out to their public officials to pay attention.
Government representatives want to intervene and take away one of the most important tools of our society.
