Section 230
Section 230 is a section of Title 47 of the United States Code that was enacted as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which is Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and generally provides immunity for online computer services... Wikipedia
Originally published: February 8, 1996
Acts amended: Communications Act of 1934; Telecommunications Act of 1996
Enacted by: the 104th United States Congress
Long title: Protection For 'Good Samaritan' Blocking and Screening of Offensive Material
U.S.C. sections created: 47 U.S.C. § 230
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Section 230 allows for web operators, large and small, to moderate user speech and content as they see fit. This reinforces the First Amendment's protections ...
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Feb 23, 2023 · Section 230 says that internet platforms hosting third-party content are not liable for what those third parties post (with a few exceptions).
Feb 21, 2023 · WHERE DID SECTION 230 COME FROM? The measure's history dates back to the 1950s, when bookstore owners were being held liable for selling books ...
104–104, which directed amend- ment of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47. U.S.C. 201 et seq.) by adding section 230 at end, was exe- cuted by ...
Courts have held that Section 230 prevents you from being held liable even if you exercise the usual prerogative of publishers to edit the material you publish.