Why Keep Section 230?  Because People Need To Be Able To Complain About The Police

Why Keep Section 230? Because People Need To Be Able To Complain About The Police

4 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200814/08591745111/why-keep-section-230-because-people-need-to-be-able-to-complain-about-police.shtml

The storm has passed and the charges have been dropped. But the fact that someone who tweeted about police behavior, and, worse, people who retweeted that tweet, were ever charged over it is an outrage, and to make sure that it never happens again, we need to talk about it. Because it stands as a cautionary tale about why First Amendment protections are so important – and, as we'll explain here, why Section 230 is as well.

To recap, protester Kevin Alfaro became upset by a police officer's behavior at a recent Black Lives Matter protest in Nutley, NJ. The officer had obscured his identifying information, so Alfaro tweeted a photo asking if anyone could identify the officer "to hold him accountable."