Section 230

Facebook is being utilised to manipulate its users and even influence the U.S. election. Foreign operators outsides the United States distributed false or misinformation on Facebook to help specific candidates win. Yet, Facebook claimed its innocence until the situation got serious. …

Social media has been the redefining characteristic of the 21st Century, seemingly keeping everyone around the globe connected to one another. The problem of being too far from someone to communicate with them has been completely eliminated. With just one click of a ‘share’ button, a tiny video on an…

How will Congress respond to President Joe Biden’s call for reforms to protect kids’ privacy and safety online? Reformers on Capitol Hill have a broad agenda and a rapidly narrowing window for legislative action. …

Under section 230, digital platforms are generally not liable for third-party content. This broad immunity has come under attack from many directions — and from both parties — but many remain (rightfully) skeptical about whether Congress will reach any sort of consensus on how to change section 230. …

On a late May 2020 night, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s infamous former President and current Vice-President, was not destined for a good night’s sleep. According to her court filings, at 12:20am Ms. Fernández found out that “the most used search engine on an international scale” was claiming she was…

In May 2020, tragedy struck when Patrick Underwood, a federal security guard, was shot and killed by alleged anti-government extremists while guarding a courthouse in Oakland, CA. The two men accused met on Facebook, and the victim’s sister believes the platform is responsible for her brother’s death. In turn, Angela…

On February 10, the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee advanced the EARN IT (Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies) Act, setting it up for possible adoption as a free-standing bill or, more likely, as a last-minute sneak amendment to one of Congress’s periodic so-called “must pass” legislative packages. An…

Open letter regarding Section 230, the EARN IT Act, and how we’re responding Recently, there has been an increase in concerns regarding the EARN IT Act (Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act), which has the potential to modify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. As it…

In 2016, Congress passed a law designed to hold websites liable for any content that could be construed as advertising sexual services. The law, dubbed FOSTA-SESTA, was intended to deter sex trafficking, but in reality, it has only made it more difficult for workers who sell consensual sex to protect…