In the United States, Section 230 is a section of the Communications Act of 1934 that was enacted as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which is Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and generally provides immunity for online computer services with respect to third-party content generated by its users. At its core, Section ...

6 天之前 · Section 230, also known as the twenty-six words that made the internet, is a small section of the Communications Decency Act that protects social media platforms from legal liability when making decisions around users’ posts. (It protects a website like Yelp, for instance, from being sued over defamatory reviews written by its users.)

2025年3月21日 · Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which has offered that shield for social media companies like YouTube, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter), and any other site that allows user ...

2025年3月24日 · Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—the provision that protects tech platforms from legal liability for content posted by their users—has long been a point of contention among lawmakers.

2023年2月21日 · Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today. A case coming before the U.S....

Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, enacted as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, provides limited federal immunity to providers and users of interactive computer services.

2023年2月19日 · The law allows tech companies to moderate or remove content that is considered egregious. Section 230, however, does not protect sites that violate federal criminal law, or intellectual property...

2025年3月21日 · Section 230 may have emerged as a high-profile target for U.S. politicians in recent years, but the irony is that it had pretty humble origins. It was initially signed into law as an inconspicuous addendum to the controversial Communications Decency Act of 1996, which sought to tamp down on online pornography.

2025年3月27日 · An upcoming Section 230 bill has reignited the debate over the tech industry's favorite law. Why it matters: Lawmakers have been trying to kill Section 230 for years.It hasn't worked. Those who want to keep the effort alive are hoping the new administration and bipartisan support could inject some momentum.

2025年3月10日 · Across U.S. politics, it’s become fashionable to blame nearly all the internet’s ills on one law I co-wrote: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.