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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

• Space flight is impossible

  Posted on September 26, 2022 at 02:43 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  I read it in the New York Times.

  Two cases currently making their way through the federal court system may determine what you will or will not be able to post and see on the Internet.

  The states of Missouri and Louisiana have sued President Biden, his former press secretary Psaki, Surgeon General Murthy, HHS Secretary Becerra, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (and Chief Medical Advisor to the President) Fauci, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Easterly, and Director Jankowicz of the so-called “Disinformation Governance Board” of the Department of Homeland Security.

  The suit is, as would be expected, highly political. Putting aside the specific allegations of the case, it does raise important issues for the control of social media.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.39.0, 2022-09-26).

  Legal Brief Communications Decency Act, Freedom of speech, Legal Brief, Newsletters, Section 230, Social Media, Truth