Another Section 230 Reform Bill: Dangerous Algorithms Bill Threatens Speech

Another Section 230 Reform Bill: Dangerous Algorithms Bill Threatens Speech

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201026/16090345592/another-section-230-reform-bill-dangerous-algorithms-bill-threatens-speech.shtml

Representatives Malinowski and Eshoo and have introduced a Section 230 amendment called the “Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act” (PADAA). The title is somewhat of a misnomer. The bill does not address any danger inherent to algorithms but instead seeks to prevent them from being used to share extreme speech.

Section 230 of the Communications Act prevents providers of an interactive computer service, such as social media platforms, from being treated as the publisher or speaker of user-submitted content, while leaving them free to govern their services as they see fit.