Section 230

U.S. 07/27/21, 18:03

A bill would strip social networking sites of legal protections from being sued for misinformation on health issues, primarily targeting those related to vaccines, according to Children's Health Defense. Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill to take aim at Section 230, which would create an exception to the law ...

Texas 07/11/21, 22:45

Donald Trump drew a standing ovation at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas. The audience applauded the former president for launching a class action lawsuit against Silicon Valley giants, prompting YouTube to censor a video of his speech on July 11. Despite negative mainstream media reports, Trump continues ...

U.S. 03/08/21, 11:03

Multiple Republican state lawmakers across the country are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing and censoring content on their web platforms, aiming to weaken Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which prevents internet companies from being sued for removing posts.  In more than 20 states, ...

U.S. 01/02/21, 08:15

President Donald Trump believes that the Senate wasted an opportunity “to get rid of Section 230, which gives unlimited power to Big Tech companies,” to block free speech by censoring users. After President Trump vetoed a bill for not dismantling Section 230, the Senate voted to override that veto, prompting the ...

U.S. 12/25/20, 12:57

In a message on Christmas Eve, President Trump again denounced the limits on freedom of expression imposed by Twitter and warned of the importance of eliminating Section 230, which exempts Big Tech from responsibility for its published content.  President Trump launched his latest criticism of Twitter on Christmas Eve, accusing the ...

U.S. 12/02/20, 13:37

President Donald Trump announced in a tweet on Tuesday, Dec. 1, that he would veto the National Defense Authorization Act if it does not include the end to Section 23 (S230), which provides a legal shield for internet companies. This provision protects platforms like Facebook and Twitter from being held responsible ...

U.S. 11/29/20, 06:03

Political commentator Candace Owens challenged a third-party Facebook fact-checker over a "false" rating and she won. On Nov. 12, Owen post a video on social media with caption, "Joe Biden is literally and legally not the President-elect. So why is the media pretending he is." Facebook censored the video and said it ...

2022 Campaign 11/18/20, 02:36

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, was under pressure on Tuesday, Nov.17, as he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions, and got into a heated exchange. Dorsey, complete with bushranger style beard and nose ring, came up against Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, who questioned whether Twitter considered ...

Tech 10/10/20, 18:06

Large technology companies are contributing 95 percent of their electoral donations to the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, amid allegations of mismanagement of the industry, according to one study.  The document also highlights that this tradition comes from the Obama era that now continues to benefit Democrats, according to ...

U.S. 10/08/20, 20:06

President Donald Trump mentioned revoking Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which would turn social media such as Facebook and Twitter into publishers, as they would lose their privilege to censor users according to their own criteria. Section 230 grants social media platforms protection from being accused of slander and ...