Why Section 230 'Reform' Effectively Means Section 230 Repeal

Why Section 230 'Reform' Effectively Means Section 230 Repeal

2 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211004/11400447697/why-section-230-reform-effectively-means-section-230-repeal.shtml

Some lawmakers are candid about their desire to repeal Section 230 entirely. Others, however, express more of an interest to try to split this baby, and "reform" it in some way to somehow magically fix all the problems with the Internet, without doing away with the whole thing and therefore the whole Internet as well. This post explores several of the types of ways they propose to change the statute, ostensibly without outright repealing it.

And several of the reasons why each proposed change might as well be an outright repeal, given each one's practical effect.