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Over to you, Congress

Posted on November 13, 2023 at 02:44 CST by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

LEGAL BRIEF

By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 was a calculated political decision on the part of Congress.

The idea was to grant immunity to the then-fledgling Internet industry in order to enlist its help in fighting the specific problem of obscenity on the Internet. I wrote about this in Legal Brief over two years ago.

It’s time for an update.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.46.0, 2023-11-13).

Legal Brief Communications Decency Act, Newsletters, Section 230

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