The Supreme Court's Monday announcement that it would rule on a pair of challenges to a foundational law governing online speech set off internet experts' earthquake alerts.
that it would rule on a pair of challenges to a foundational law governing online speech set off internet experts' earthquake alerts.A decision by the court to alter or strike down the law, Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, would rock the legal landscape for every company or organization whose work involves contributions from users — not just social networks but online marketplaces, review sites, neighborhood groups and more.
Critics of the law now hope the court's right-wing supermajority will accomplish what the legislature has not."If the Court were to substantially narrow Section 230 in a way that made online services potentially liable for third-party content, then that might result in significantly less ability for people to speak freely online," Samir Jain, director of policy at the Center for Democracy & Technology, told Axios.
Democrats tend to believe platforms should do more to limit the proliferation of dangerous content online. Republicans believe they are unfairly censoring conservative speech online.that "in an appropriate case, we should consider whether the text of this increasingly important statute aligns with the current state of immunity enjoyed by Internet platforms."
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