https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/24/pact-act-takes-on-internet-platform-content-rules-with-a-scalpel-rather-than-a-jackhammer/ > The PACT Act is a new bipartisan effort to reform Section 230, the crucial liability shield that enables internet platforms to exist, approaching the law’s shortcomings “with a scalpel rather than a jackhammer,” as Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) describes it. It would be a welcome alternative to the dangerous EARN IT Act and risible Executive Order also in the running. > Section 230 protects companies online from being liable for content posted by their users, as long as those companies remove illegal content when it is pointed out to them. Politicians have recently characterized it as an excuse for companies like Facebook and Twitter to control speech on their platform and avoid responsibility for shoddy or arbitrary moderation policies.