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Department of Justice Will Hold February 2020 Workshop on Section 230 Which Will Impact Tech Stakeholders

Earlier this month, we released a blog post titled Tech Companies and the Uncertain Future of §230. In it we focused on what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is and how the tech community would be impacted by changes currently being debated by both sides of the political aisle in Congress. 

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Tech Companies and the Uncertain Future of §230

While there has long been controversy surrounding how far regulating the Internet should go, it seemed that the 2016 election has had major impacts on how and what information consumers should and should not see. From the spread of hate speech, to broadcasted violence to the confusion over what is “legitimate” news, one law is at the center of what the responsibilities are of an Internet Service Provider (ISP): 47 U.S. Code § 230. 

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