Arizona Legislator Wants To Strip Platforms Of Section 230 Immunity If They're 'Politically Biased'

Arizona Legislator Wants To Strip Platforms Of Section 230 Immunity If They're 'Politically Biased'

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200211/14004143906/arizona-legislator-wants-to-strip-platforms-section-230-immunity-if-theyre-politically-biased.shtml

Another bill containing some bad ideas is being floated in the Arizona legislature. Rep. Bob Thorpe thinks social media companies are biased against conservatives and feels the best way to address this is to steamroll the Constitution and Section 230. (via Eric Goldman)

Thorpe's bill [PDF] says it will turn platforms into publishers at the drop of a bias accusation:

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