President Trump on Thursday evening went after big tech and said it is time to terminate Section 230 for “purposes of national security.”
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides protections for online intermediaries that host or republish third-party content.
Online intermediaries such as Twitter or Facebook must act as a neutral platform in order to be protected against laws that would make them legally responsible for what their users post.
It is clear that Twitter and Facebook are now publishers since they are making editorial decisions on what content is allowed to be shared by users.
Expect censorship to run even more rampant if 230 is repealed. Give it teeth and actually enforce it. Take all government funding from firms that act as publishers instead of platforms. Big tech companies WANT 230 repealed because their alt-tech competitors actually abide by it and when it’s gone they can be open to lawsuits and sued into oblivion.
Fine Big Tech & teach them a Lesson !!! Show WHO is Boss !!!!