This is a big deal.
I am a fan of Section 230 in the sense that Big Tech should not be held liable for libelous things written on their sites. There is no way for them to censor 100% of what’s written.
Yet again, if they are going to censor, then they should be liable for what and how they do censor.
The U.S.
Supreme Court
agreed Monday to take up a case that challenges legal protection for big tech companies over user-generated content that could potentially usher in a new era of moderating freedom of expression on the Internet.The case Reynaldo Gonzalez, et al v. Google LLC would be heard asking whether tech companies make “target recommendations.”
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Gonzales’ case taps into another controversial topic within the Communications Decency Act , which has a provision tucked inside the law — otherwise known as Section 230 — that says, “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”
The law has seen criticism from Democrats and Republicans, who argue it grants too much power to social media companies and says it favors one party over the other concerning censoring or bolstering content.